Æ35 - Caracalla ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡΑ Μ ΑΥΡ ΓΑΙΟΥ ΜΑΓΝΗΤΩΝ ϹΙΠΥ

€2.00
IssuerCity of Magnesia ad Sipylum (Conventus of Smyrna)
Year198-217
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value
Currency
CompositionBronze
Weight26.64 g
Dimensions35 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) V.2#70185
Obverse descriptionLaureate and cuirassed bust of Caracalla, right, seen from front, with balteus and aegis
Obverse script
Obverse letteringΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ Ϲ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ
(Translation: Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Antoninus)
Reverse descriptionOn left, Amazon Magnesia in short chiton standing right,holding spear and pelta; on right, Cybele standing left, holding patera and tympanum; at her feet, left, lion
Reverse script
Reverse letteringΕΠΙ ϹΤΡΑ Μ ΑΥΡ ΓΑΙΟΥ ΜΑΓΝΗΤΩΝ ϹΙΠΥ
(Translation: under strategos Marcus Aurelius Gaius, of the Magnesians at Sipylus)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (198-217)  - -
Catalog ID2752252360
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