Æ45 - Caracalla ϹΜΥΡΝΑΙΩΝ ΠΡΩΤΩΝ ΑϹΙΑϹ Γ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ ΤΩΝ ϹΕΒΑ ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡ ΑΥΡ ΧΑΡΙΔΗΜΟΥ

€2.00
IssuerSmyrna (Conventus of Smyrna)
Year198-217
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value
Currency
CompositionBronze
Weight52.36 g
Dimensions45 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) V.2#1498
Obverse descriptionLaureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Caracalla, right, seen from front
Obverse script
Obverse letteringΑ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ
(Translation: Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus)
Reverse descriptionThree temples with four columns side by side, each one surmounted by a wreath; on the left temple, ΤΙ on the pediment, enclosing statue of Tiberius standing right; in the center temple, ΡΩ on the pediment enclosing statue of Roma seated left; on the right temple, ΑΔ on the pediment, enclosing statue of Hadrian standing left
Reverse script
Reverse letteringϹΜΥΡΝΑΙΩΝ ΠΡΩΤΩΝ ΑϹΙΑϹ Γ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ ΤΩΝ ϹΕΒΑ ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡ ΑΥΡ ΧΑΡΙΔΗΜΟΥ
(Translation: of the Smyrnaeans, first in Asia, thrice neocorate of the Augusti, under strategos Aurelius Charidemos)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (198-217)  - -
Catalog ID7858017470
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