Æ37 - Caracalla ΑΒΥΔΗΝΩΝ ΗΡΩ, ΛΑΙΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Features
| Issuer |
Abydus
(Conventus of Adramyteum)  |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Caracalla (Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Caracalla) (198-217)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 198-217 |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 26.43 g |
| Diameter | 37 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 538161 |
| References | RPC Online V.2# 490 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, draped and cuirassed bust of Caracalla, right, seen from rear
Lettering: ΑΥ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΥΡΗ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ
Unabridged legend: Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Αὐρήλιος Ἀντωνεῖνος
Translation: Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
Reverse
Leander swimming right, above fish, towards Hero standing on top of tower (the lighthouse of Sestus), holding lamp; above, Eros flying right, holding torch; to left, rock with helmet, cloak, sword and shield
Lettering: ΑΒΥΔΗΝΩΝ ΗΡΩ, ΛΑΙΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Unabridged legend: Ἀβυδηνῶν Ἡρὼ Λαίανδρος
Translation: of the Abydenians, Hero, Leander
Mint
Abydus, Troade, modern-day Nağara, TurkeySee also
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (198-217) | |||||||||||||||
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