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Tetrassarion - Caracalla OVΛΠIANΩN AΓXIAΛEΩN
| Issuer | Anchialus (Thracia) |
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| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Herakles standing facing, head turned to the left, depicted nude in a contrapposto stance with his weight resting on his right leg. In his right hand he holds a large club, its base resting on the ground beside him, while over his left arm he drapes the Nemean lion-skin. The composition is a classic Lysippan-influenced type widely employed in provincial coinage of the Roman imperial period. The Greek civic legend OVΛΠIANΩN AΓXIAΛEΩN is distributed in the field to either side of the figure, identifying the issuing city of Ulpia Anchialus in Thracia. |
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Anchialus, a Black Sea coastal city in Thrace, minted prolifically under Caracalla — who ruled as sole emperor after murdering his brother Geta in 212 AD, then damnatio memoriae'd him from every official record within days. Provincial bronzes from this city are notably consistent in their fabric, suggesting a well-organized local mint operating under sustained civic rather than imperial direction. The tetrassarion denomination was the workhorse of eastern provincial commerce, circulating alongside Roman imperial issues without any formal exchange guarantee from Rome.