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Æ21 - Caracalla

Features

Issuer Carrhae (Mesopotamia)
Emperor Caracalla (Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Caracalla) (198-217)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 198-217
Composition Bronze
Weight 5.05 g
Diameter 21 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
580104
References RPC Online V.3# 85054
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

Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Caracalla, right, seen from rear, on eagle flying right, head left

Script: Greek

Lettering: ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ

Unabridged legend: Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Ἀντωνεῖνος

Translation: Emperor Caesar Marcus Antoninus

Reverse

Diademed and draped bust of the moon god Sin, right, crescent behind shoulders, wearing crescent on forehead; two vexilla flanking

Unabridged legend: ---

Translation: [---]

Mint

Carrhae, Mesopotamia, modern-day Harran, Turkey

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