AR27 - Caracalla ΔΗΜΑΡΧ ΕΞ ΥΠΑΤΟϹ ΤΟ Δ
Features
| Issuer |
Edessa (Mesopotamia)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Caracalla (Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Caracalla) (198-217)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 198-217 |
| Composition | Billon |
| Weight | 14.78 g |
| Diameter | 27 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 580183 |
| References | RPC Online V.3# 91501 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 and cuirassed bust of Caracalla, left, seen from front, holding spear over right shoulder with right hand, large shield over left shoulder, which is ornamented with an aegis
Script: Greek
Lettering: ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ Ϲ
Unabridged legend: Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Αὐρήλιος Ἀντωνεῖνος Σεβαστός
Translation: Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus
Reverse
Eagle standing facing, head and tail right, with wings spread, holding wreath in beak; between legs, shrine
Script: Greek
Lettering: ΔΗΜΑΡΧ ΕΞ ΥΠΑΤΟϹ ΤΟ Δ
Unabridged legend: Δημαρχικῆς ἐξουσίας ὕπατος τὸ δʹ
Translation: holder of the tribunitian power, consul for the fourth time
Mint
Edessa, Mesopotamia, modern-day Urfa, TurkeyComments
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (198-217) | |||||||||||||||
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