RPC V.3, — (unassigned; ID 73389)

 

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Coin type
Volume V.3
Number — (unassigned; ID 73389)
Province Galatia
Region Galatia
City Pessinus
Reign Septimius Severus
Person (obv.) Caracalla (Augustus)
Issue Issue 2
Dating after AD 211
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ ΑΥΓ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Ἀντωνῖνος Αὔγ(ουστος)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus
Obverse design laureate head of Caracalla, right
Reverse inscription ΠΕϹϹΙΝΟΥΝΤΙΩΝ
Edition Πεσσινουντίων
Translation of the Pessinuntians
Reverse design Mên standing facing, head left, crescent behind shoulders, holding patera
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 32 mm
Average weight 16.86 g
Axis 12
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
Note This is the only coin for the mature Caracalla that does not have the legend ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹΑΥΓΟΥϹΤΟϹ. This consideration, and its rather rough appearance and poor reverse style, raise questions about its authenticity: perhaps an ancient imitation?
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
— —     ✸ Akropolis coins 117