Æ29 - Caracalla ΤΑΡϹΟΥ ΜΗΤΡΟ (ΟΛΕΩϹ), Α Μ Κ, Γ Β, ΚΥΔΝΟϹ
Features
| Issuer |
Tarsus
(Cilicia)  |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Caracalla (Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Caracalla) (198-217)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 198-217 |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 12.37 g |
| Diameter | 29 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 508986 |
| References | RPC Online V.3# 84686 British Museum, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford University Press (publisher). Roman Provincial Coinage / Volume 5.3 From Pertinax to Macrinus (AD 193–218): Lycia-Pamphylia to Egypt. British Museum, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford University Press. |
Obverse
Bust of Caracalla, right, wearing crown and garments of Demiourgos, seen from front
Lettering: ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ ϹΕ, Π Π
Unabridged legend: Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Αὐρήλιος Ἀντωνεῖνος Σεβαστὸς Πατήρ Πατρίδος
Translation: Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus Father of the Fatherland
Reverse
River god (Cydnus) reclining left, holding cornucopia and resting on vase from which water flows
Lettering: ΤΑΡϹΟΥ ΜΗΤΡΟΠ(ΟΛΕΩϹ), Α Μ Κ, Γ Β, ΚΥΔΝΟϹ
Unabridged legend: Ταρσοῦ μητροπόλεως αʹ μεγίστης καλλίστης γʹ βʹ Κυδνός
Translation: of Tarsus, metropolis, first, greatest, most beautiful, of the 3 (eparchies), twice (neocorate), Cydnus
Mint
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (198-217) | |||||||||||||||
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