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Serdika, Caracalla, Double unit (CN type 565)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

197-217 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Thrace

Double unit in bronze struck at Serdika in Thrace under Caracalla dated 197-217 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 565. Obverse: Laureate bust of youthful Caracalla, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Nude Hermes standing left, holding purse and caduceus.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Denomination
Double unit
Recorded diameter
16–19 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
4.7 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Serdika
Region
Thrace
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Caracalla

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of youthful Caracalla, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse type
Nude Hermes standing left, holding purse and caduceus.
Obverse legend
ΑV Κ Μ Α ΑΝΤΩΝΙ
Reverse legend
ϹЄΡΔΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/565
Type corpus identifier
CN type 565

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