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Abydos, Caracalla, bronze (CN type 3480)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

198-217 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Troas

Coin type in bronze struck at Abydos in Troas under Caracalla dated 198-217 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 3480. Obverse: Laureate bust of youthful Caracalla, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Border of dots. Reverse: Demeter standing left, resting her right hand on sceptre, left hand on hip; in front of her, female figure (Artemis?) standing right, holding bow (?) in right hand, coat flying over her head.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
24–25 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
7.64 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Abydos
Region
Troas
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Caracalla

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of youthful Caracalla, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Border of dots.
Reverse type
Demeter standing left, resting her right hand on sceptre, left hand on hip; in front of her, female figure (Artemis?) standing right, holding bow (?) in right hand, coat flying over her head.
Obverse legend
ΑV ΚΑΙ Μ ΑVΡ ΑΝΤΩΝЄΙΝΟϹ
Reverse legend
ΑΒVΔΗΝΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/3480
Type corpus identifier
CN type 3480

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