Adramyttion, Caracalla, bronze (CN type 3110)

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Record status

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Period

ca. 198-211 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Mysia

Coin type in bronze struck at Adramyttion in Mysia under Caracalla dated ca. 198-211 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 3110. Obverse: Laureate bust of youthful Caracalla, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Dionysus standing facing, holding cantharus and thyrsus.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
16.6–20 mm (from 3 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
2.51 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Adramyttion
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Caracalla

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of youthful Caracalla, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse type
Dionysus standing facing, holding cantharus and thyrsus.
Obverse legend
ΑΥ(ΤΟ) ΚΑ(Ι) Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ
Reverse legend
ΑΔΡΑΜVΤΗΝΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/3110
Type corpus identifier
CN type 3110

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