Æ40 - Caracalla ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡ Μ ΚΑΙΡΕΛ ΑΤΤΑΛΕΥ (sic) ΠΕΡΓΑΜΗΝΩΝ, Γ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ

€2.00
IssuerCity of Pergamum (Conventus of Pergamum)
Year198-217
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value
Currency
CompositionBronze
Weight33.45 g
Dimensions40 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) V.2#1111
Obverse descriptionLaureate and cuirassed bust of Caracalla, right, seen from front, with aegis and gorgoneion on cuirass, holding sceptre with right hand
Obverse script
Obverse letteringΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡΗ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ ΑΥΓ
(Translation: Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus)
Reverse descriptionCaracalla, in military dress, standing right, rising right hand (and holding scroll?), facing Asclepius seated left, holding patera over altar, and long serpent-staff
Reverse script
Reverse letteringΕΠΙ ϹΤΡ Μ ΚΑΙΡΕΛ ΑΤΤΑΛΕΥ (sic) ΠΕΡΓΑΜΗΝΩΝ, Γ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ
(Translation: under strategos Marcus Caerellius Attalos, of the Pergamenes, three times neocorate)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (198-217)  - -
Catalog ID8142634150
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