Æ33 - Caracalla ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΙΑΝΗϹ ϹΕΥΗΡ ΑΔΡ Α Μ Κ ΤΑΡϹΟΥ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕωϹ, Γ Β
Features
| Issuer |
Tarsus
(Cilicia)  |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Caracalla (Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Caracalla) (198-217)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 198-217 |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 20.23 g |
| Diameter | 33 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 508972 |
| References | RPC Online V.3# 84963 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 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
River god (Cydnus) reclining right, holding reed and resting on vase from which water flows, facing Caracalla, laureate and togate, standing left
Lettering: ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΙΑΝΗϹ ϹΕΥΗΡ ΑΔΡ Α Μ Κ ΤΑΡϹΟΥ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕωϹ, Γ Β
Unabridged legend: Ἀντωνεινιανῆς Σευηριανῆςιανῆς Ἁδριανῆς αʹ μεγίστης καλλίστης μητροπόλεως γʹ βʹ
Translation: of the Antonine Severan Hadrianic Tarsus, the first, greatest, most beautiful, metropolis, of the 3 (eparchies), twice (neocorate)
Mint
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (198-217) | |||||||||||||||
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