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AR28 - Caracalla ΔΗΜΑΡΧ ΕΞ ΥΠΑΤΟϹ ΤΟ Δ
| Issuer | Rhesaena (Mesopotamia) |
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| Year | 198-217 |
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| Diameter | 28 mm |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Caracalla facing right, depicted from the rear, with the paludamentum visible over the left shoulder and scale armour rendered in fine detail across the chest. The emperor's short beard is clearly articulated, consistent with his mature portraiture. A beaded border frames the field, and the Greek imperial titulature legend runs around the periphery. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ |
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Rhesaena — modern Ras al-Ayn on the Syrian-Turkish border — was one of the few Mesopotamian cities granted the right to strike civic coinage under Roman authority, a privilege tied directly to the region's strategic importance during Septimius Severus's Parthian campaigns. The city changed hands repeatedly between Rome and Parthia, and the very existence of a local bronze and billon coinage here reflects Roman administrative ambition in a frontier zone that was never fully pacified.
The titulature referencing a fourth consulship dates this piece to 207 AD, when Caracalla held the office alongside Geta.