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Serdika, Caracalla, Double unit (CN type 566)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

212-217 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Thrace

Double unit in bronze struck at Serdika in Thrace under Caracalla dated 212-217 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 566. Obverse: Laureate bust of bearded Caracalla, right. Reverse: Nude Harpocrates standing left, raising right index finger to lips, holding cornucopia in left arm.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Denomination
Double unit
Recorded diameter
19–20.2 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
4.07 g (mean of 3 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
Nude Harpocrates standing left, raising right index finger to lips, holding cornucopia in left arm.
Obverse legend
ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑVΡ ϹΕV ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ
Reverse legend
ϹЄΡΔΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/566
Type corpus identifier
CN type 566

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