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Æ26 - Caracalla ϹΑΡΔΙΑΝΩΝ Β ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ
| Issuer | Mint of Sardis |
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| Year | 198-217 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Emperor Caracalla facing right, seen from the front, with the radiate crown projecting prominently above the head. The portrait displays the characteristic military paludamentum and lorica, rendered in the provincial Greek style typical of the Lydian conventus. A circular Greek legend runs along the periphery of the flan, identifying the emperor by his full titulature. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Zeus Lydios depicted in full standing figure to the left, rendered in the hieratic provincial style characteristic of Sardian civic coinage. The deity holds an eagle perched on his extended right hand and grasps a long vertical sceptre in his left hand. The type alludes to the local cult of Zeus Lydios, the principal deity of Sardis, and the reverse legend proudly proclaims the city's coveted status as a twice-neocorate centre of the imperial cult. |
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