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Serdika, Caracalla, 4 unit (CN type 632)

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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 632. Obverse: Laureate bust of Caracalla, left, wearing cuirass and paludamentum, holding shield and spear. Reverse: Demeter standing left, holding ears of corn and torch which is entwined by serpent; at her feet, cista mystica out of which serpent creeps.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Denomination
4 unit
Recorded diameter
27–30 mm (from 3 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Serdika
Region
Thrace
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Caracalla

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of Caracalla, left, wearing cuirass and paludamentum, holding shield and spear.
Reverse type
Demeter standing left, holding ears of corn and torch which is entwined by serpent; at her feet, cista mystica out of which serpent creeps.
Obverse legend
ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑVΡΗ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ
Reverse legend
ΟVΛΠΙΑϹ ϹΕΡΔΙΚΗϹ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/632
Type corpus identifier
CN type 632

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Issue or mint date
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Material
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Weight
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Mint or printer
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Mint or printer mark
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Catalogue reference
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Licensed photograph
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