Æ36 - Caracalla ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΙΑΝΗϹ ϹΕΥΗ ΑΔΡ, ΤΑΡϹΟΥ ΜΗΤ, Α Μ Κ Γ Β
Features
| Issuer |
Tarsus
(Cilicia)  |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Caracalla (Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Caracalla) (198-217)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 198-217 |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 19.08 g |
| Diameter | 36 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 508930 |
| References | RPC Online V.3# 84741 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, left, wearing crown and garments of Demiourgos, seen from front; below, star
Lettering: ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΥΗΡΟϹ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ, Π Π
Unabridged legend: Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Αὐρήλιος Σευῆρος Ἀντωνῖνος Σεβαστός Πατὴρ Πατρίδος
Translation: Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Antoninus Augustus, Father of the Fatherland
Reverse
Elephant right, bearing sack, two palms (or ears of corn?) and cilicarch crown
Lettering: ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΙΑΝΗϹ ϹΕΥΗ ΑΔΡ, ΤΑΡϹΟΥ ΜΗΤ, Α Μ Κ Γ Β
Unabridged legend: Ἀντωνεινιανῆς Σευηριανῆς Ἁδριανῆς Ταρσοῦ μητροπόλεως α' μεγίστης καλλίστης γ' β'
Translation: of Antonine Severan Hadrianic Tarsus, metropolis, the first, greatest, most beautiful, of the 3 (eparchies), twice (neocorate)
Mint
Tarsus, Cilicia Pedias, modern-day Tarsus, TurkeySee also
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (198-217) | |||||||||||||||
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