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Assarion - Caracalla TOΠEIPITΩN
| Issuer | Topirus (Thracia) |
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| Year | 198-217 |
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| Value | Assarion (0.1) |
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| Obverse description | Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Caracalla facing right, rendered in the provincial style characteristic of Thracian municipal coinage. The Imperial effigy displays the paludamentum fastened at the shoulder, with layered drapery visible beneath the cuirass. The abbreviated Greek legend AV K M AV ANTΩNIN encircles the bust, identifying the emperor by his official titles and nomenclature. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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Topirus was a minor Thracian city on the Via Egnatia, the Roman road running from the Adriatic coast toward Byzantium, which gave even small provincial mints like this one a degree of economic relevance. Civic bronze issues of this kind were produced entirely at local expense and initiative, with no central Roman authority mandating their production — the city petitioned for the right to strike in the emperor's name.
Varb. 2688 is a relatively obscure entry even within Varbanov's extensive provincial coverage, reflecting how thinly documented Topiran issues remain compared to larger Thracian centers like Philippopolis or Anchialus.