Æ26 - Caracalla ΑΒΥΔΗΝΩΝ

Features

Issuer	Abydus (Conventus of Adramyteum)
Emperor	Caracalla (Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Caracalla) (198-217)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	198-217
Composition	Bronze
Weight	9.60 g
Diameter	26 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 538160
References	RPC Online V.2# 960 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 ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ

Unabridged legend: Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Αὐρήλιος Ἀντωνεῖνος

Translation: Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus

Reverse

Artemis standing in biga drawn by galloping stags right, drawing arrow from quiver at shoulder, holding bow

Script: Greek

Lettering: ΑΒΥΔΗΝΩΝ

Translation: of the Abydenians

Mint

Abydus, Troade, modern-day Nağara, Turkey

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (198-217)

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