Serdika, Caracalla, Double unit (CN type 636)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
212-217 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
ThraceDouble unit in bronze struck at Serdika in Thrace under Caracalla dated 212-217 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 636. Obverse: Laureate head of Caracalla, right. Reverse: Elephant standing right.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Denomination
- Double unit
- Recorded diameter
- 17–18 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 4.02 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Serdika
- Region
- Thrace
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Caracalla
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate head of Caracalla, right.
- Reverse type
- Elephant standing right.
- 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/636
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 636
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Documented
- Issue or mint date
- Documented
- Material
- Documented
- Weight
- Documented
- Mint or printer
- Documented
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Documented
- Licensed photograph
- Documented
Catalogue references
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 64, nr. 398, annot. Fehler bei Ruzicka: Elefant schreitet nach rechts, nicht nach links.
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 136, nr. 12.18.53.7-8
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 235, nr. 2075-2077
Research required
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