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Serdika, Caracalla, 4 unit (CN type 559)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

212-217 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Thrace

4 unit in bronze struck at Serdika in Thrace under Caracalla dated 212-217 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 559. Obverse: Radiate head of Caracalla, right. Reverse: Emperor (Caracalla) in military attire riding right on horseback, raising right arm.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Denomination
4 unit
Recorded diameter
29–30.14 mm (from 3 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
13.98 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Serdika
Region
Thrace
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Caracalla

Design

Obverse type
Radiate head of Caracalla, right.
Reverse type
Emperor (Caracalla) in military attire riding right on horseback, raising right arm.
Obverse legend
ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑVΡ ϹΕVΗ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ
Reverse legend
ΟVΛΠΙΑϹ ϹΕΔΙΚΗϹ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Recorded findspots
Viminacium, Rit, trench 124
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/559
Type corpus identifier
CN type 559

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