| URI |
https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/84624
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| Volume |
V.3 |
| Number |
— (unassigned; ID 84624) |
| Province |
Galatia-Pontus
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| Region |
Paphlagonia
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| City |
Sinope
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| Reign |
Caracalla
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| Person (obv.) |
Caracalla (Augustus)
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| Issue |
Year 259
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| Dating |
AD 213/14 |
| Obverse inscription |
ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GER |
| Edition |
Antoninus Pius Aug(ustus) Ger(manicus)
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| Translation |
Antoninus Pius Augustus Germanicus |
| Obverse design |
laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Caracalla, right, seen from rear |
| Reverse inscription |
C I F SINOP ANN CCLVIIII |
| Edition |
c(olonia) I(ulia) F(elix) Sinop(e) ann(o) CCLVIIII
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| Translation |
colony Iulia Felix Sinope, in the year 259 |
| Reverse design |
Sarapis reclining left on garlanded couch, holding eagle and transverse sceptre |
| Metal |
copper-based alloy |
| Average diameter |
29 mm |
| Average weight |
15.69 g |
| Axis |
5, 6, 12 |
| Reference |
Rec 129 corr., 133 corr. and 133b; Manisse 354 corr., 363 corr., 368–70 and 373 |
| Specimens |
6 (3 in the core collections) |
| Note |
Rec 129 was read as Year 52, Rec 133 was read as Year 55, but it is clear from Caracalla's portrait that both coins must date from Year 59.
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