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Æ26 - Caracalla ΑΚΜΟΝΕΩΝ
| Issuer | Acmonea (Conventus of Apamea) |
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| Year | 198-217 |
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| Diameter | 26 mm |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and cuirassed bust of Caracalla facing right, depicted from the front, with a gorgoneion adorning the breastplate of the cuirass. The portrait exhibits the characteristic youthful features of Caracalla's early imperial coinage. The obverse legend encircles the bust in Greek characters, identifying the emperor by his full titulature. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Artemis, the divine huntress, stands to the right, her right arm raised and reaching back over her shoulder to draw an arrow from the quiver on her back, while her left hand holds a bow. A hound is depicted at her feet to the right, a conventional attribute of Artemis in her role as goddess of the hunt. The composition reflects the Hellenistic civic coinage tradition of Asia Minor, with the city ethnic inscribed in the field or exergue. |
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