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Serdika, Caracalla, 4 unit (CN type 553)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

197-217 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Thrace

4 unit in bronze struck at Serdika in Thrace under Caracalla dated 197-217 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 553. Obverse: Laureate bust of bearded Caracalla, right. Reverse: Emperor (Caracalla) in military attire standing right, holding spear and parazonium; his left foot on the back of a captive.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Denomination
4 unit
Recorded diameter
31 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
17.84 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Serdika
Region
Thrace
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Caracalla

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of bearded Caracalla, right.
Reverse type
Emperor (Caracalla) in military attire standing right, holding spear and parazonium; his left foot on the back of a captive.
Obverse legend
ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑVΡΗ ϹΕVΗ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ
Reverse legend
ΟVΛΠΙΑϹ ϹΕΡΔΙΚΗϹ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/553
Type corpus identifier
CN type 553

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