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cn type 10858

Mint
Philippopolis 🔍  

Region: Thrace  

Typology

Date

195-197 AD

Roman Imperial Period 🔍

Obverse
Legend
Μ ΑV ΚΑΙ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ
Design
Bare-headed bust of youthful Caracalla, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
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Reverse
Legend
ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ
Design
Nude Eros in attitude of Thanatos standing left, holding torch in right hand; resting his left arm on column.
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Persons

Sitter: Caracalla 🔍  

Metrology
Denomination
Double unit 🔍  
Material
bronze 🔍  
Diameter
Max: 18.5 mm / Min: 16.9 mm
Average Weight
4.37 g (4x)
Citation

Varbanov, The Coinage of Philippopolis. Vol. II Catalogue 2, Bourgas 2019 p. 314, nr. XV.30.3  ❐

Literature

Varbanov, Greek Imperial Coins and their Values III Band 3, Thrace (from Perinthus to Trajanopolis), 2007 p. 179, nr. 1560 ❐

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cn type 10858, in: Corpus Nummorum, https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/en/types/10858 [Last downloaded: 2026/04/12]

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