cn coin 2968
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cn coin 2968

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CN Type 2611 🔍

Mint
Perinthos 🔍  

Region: Thrace  

Typology

Date

212-217 AD

Roman Imperial Period 🔍

Obverse
Die
Per_0595_V_B 🔍
Legend
Legend obverse · ΑVΤ · Κ · Μ · ΑVΡ . ϹЄΟV*ΗΡ* · - Α*ΝΤ*ΩΝΙΝΟϹ ΑVΓ
Design
Laureate bust of Caracalla, right, wearing cuirass, aegis and spear over left shoulder; on breastplate gorgoneion.
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Reverse
Die
Per_0600_R600 🔍
Legend
Legend reverse ΠΕΡΙ-Ν-ΘΙΩΝ // *ΝΕ*ΩΚΟΡΩΝ / i.f. ΑΚΤΙΑ ΠVΘΙΑ
Design
Two temples facing each other; at right, octastyle temple in perspective, left; at left, hexastyle temple in perspective, right, both on crepidoma; above, two prize crowns, each containing a palm branch.
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Persons

Sitter: Caracalla 🔍  

Metrology
Denomination
Medallion 🔍
Material
Diameter
40 mm
Weight
45.60 g
Owner

Nacionalen Arheologičeski Institut s Muzej, Sofia, bg

Please note that the current ownership is not confirmed.

Reproduction Owner

BBAW, Berlin, [de]

Plaster Cast No: 600, Sofia, Perinth, Carac.

Citation

Schönert, Die Münzprägung von Perinthos, Berlin 1965 p. 199, nr. 600.2, pl. 35, pic. 600/2 

Mušmov, Antičnitě Moneti na Balkanskija poluostrov i monetitě na bŭlgarskitě care, Sofija 1912 nr. 4541, pl. 27, pic. 6 

Literature

Schönert, Die Münzprägung von Perinthos, Berlin 1965 p. 198-199, nr. 599-601, pl. 35

Burrell, Neokoroi: Greek cities and Roman emperors, Leiden ; Boston 2004 p. 238, nr. 13

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cn coin 2968, in: Corpus Nummorum, https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/CN_2968 [Last downloaded: 2026/03/20]

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