Æ43 - Caracalla ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡ Μ ΚΑΙΡΕΛ ΑΤΤΑΛΟΥ, ΠΕΡΓΑΜΗΝΩΝ ΠΡΩΤΩΝ Γ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ

€2.00
IssuerCity of Pergamum (Conventus of Pergamum)
Year198-217
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value
Currency
CompositionBronze
Weight45.87 g
Dimensions43 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) V.2#1114
Obverse descriptionLaureate and cuirassed bust of Caracalla, right, seen from front, with gorgoneion on cuirass
Obverse script
Obverse letteringΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΟΥΗΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ
(Translation: Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Antoninus)
Reverse descriptionThree temples side by side, each one surmonted by a wreath; on the left, temple with six columns, ΑΥ on the pediment, enclosing statue of Augustus standing right; in the center, temple with four columns, ΑΝ on the pediment enclosing statue of Asclepius (as Caracalla) seated left, holding serpent and sceptre; on the right, temple with six columns, ΤΡ on the pediment, enclosing statue of Trajan standing left
Reverse script
Reverse letteringΕΠΙ ϹΤΡ Μ ΚΑΙΡΕΛ ΑΤΤΑΛΟΥ, ΠΕΡΓΑΜΗΝΩΝ ΠΡΩΤΩΝ Γ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ
(Translation: under strategos Marcus Caerellius Attalus, of the Pergamenes, first thrice neocorate)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (198-217)  - -
Catalog ID6323549700
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