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Æ17 - Caracalla ΚΙΑΝΩΝ

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Issuer Cius (Bithynia and Pontus)
Emperor Caracalla (Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Caracalla) (198-217)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 198-217
Composition Bronze
Weight 2.87 g
Diameter 17 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
503680
References RPC Online V.2# 70693
British Museum, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford University Press (publisher). Roman Provincial Coinage / Volume 5.2 From Pertinax to Macrinus (AD 193–218): Bithynia-Pontus and Asia. British Museum, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford University Press.

Obverse

Laureate head of Caracalla, right

Script: Greek

Lettering: ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ ΑΥΓΟΥϹΤΟϹ

Translation: Antoninus Augustus

Reverse

Nude Eros seated on dolphin, left, holding torch

Lettering: ΚΙΑΝΩΝ

Translation: of the Cians

Mint

Cius / Prusias ad Mare, Bithynia, modern-day Gemlik, Turkey

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (198-217) 

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