Serdika, Caracalla, 4 unit — Emperor in military attire standing left (CN type 730)
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
AD 197–217
Issuing entity
Thrace4 unit in bronze struck at Serdika in Thrace under Caracalla, dated AD 197–217. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 730 (period: Roman Imperial Period; issuing authority type: city).
Obverse: Laureate bust of bearded Caracalla, right. Legend: ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑVΡΗ ϹΕVΗ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ. Reverse: Emperor (Caracalla) in military attire standing left, holding thunderbolt and sceptre; behind, Nike, crowning emperor, holding palm branch in left hand. Legend: ΟVΛΠΙΑϹ ϹΕΡΔΙΚΗϹ. Measured specimens give a mean weight of 14.61 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens) and a diameter of 29–31.2 mm (from 2 recorded specimens). Published references cited by the corpus: Hristova, Monetosečeneto na Trakija I-III v.: Serdika = The coins of Thrace I-III c. A.C.: Serdica, Blagoevgrad 2007, p. 117, nr. 12.18.34.13-14; Varbanov, Greek Imperial Coins and their Values III Band 3, Thrace (from Perinthus to Trajanopolis), 2007, p. 250, nr. 2288.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 3
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 2
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Denomination
- 4 unit
- Recorded diameter
- 29–31.2 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 14.61 g (mean of 2 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
- Emperor (Caracalla) in military attire standing left, holding thunderbolt and sceptre; behind, Nike, crowning emperor, holding palm branch in left hand.
- Obverse legend
- ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑVΡΗ ϹΕVΗ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ
- Reverse legend
- ΟVΛΠΙΑϹ ϹΕΡΔΙΚΗϹ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- How to identify
- Check the mint name or ethnic, the reverse type and the legend together, then compare weight and module; types from the same mint often differ only in legend arrangement, magistrate names or control marks.
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/730
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 730
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Recorded
- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
- Recorded
- Weight
- Recorded
- Mint or printer
- Recorded
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Recorded
- Attached photograph (check rights)
- Recorded
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Catalogue references
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 117, nr. 12.18.34.13-14
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 250, nr. 2288
Varieties
Serdika, Caracalla, 4 unit (CN type 553)
Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.
Research required
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