Æ31 - Caracalla ΑΚΜΟΝΕΩΝ

€2.00
IssuerAcmonea (Conventus of Apamea)
Year198-217
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value
Currency
CompositionBronze
Weight11.56 g
Dimensions31 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) V.2#1365
Obverse descriptionLaureate and cuirassed bust of Caracalla, right, wearing aegis, seen from rear
Obverse script
Obverse letteringΑΥΤ Κ ΜΑ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ
(Translation: Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus)
Reverse descriptionHero Akmôn with flying chlamys, holding whip, galloping right, towards Dindymos hill, on which stand two nymphs (Oreiades); at foot of the hill, a river god (Sindros), reclining left
Reverse script
Reverse letteringΑΚΜΟΝΕΩΝ
(Translation: of the Acmoneans)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (198-217)  - -
Catalog ID1117879460
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