198 BC - 217 BC

Amisus   Pontus   Caracalla
Αμισός   Πόντος   Καρακάλλας
 AE 32
 SHH 5699

5699 Amisus Pontus Caracalla AE

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Composition 		15.32 g   30.8-33.0 mm   2.2 eqmm  1:00 o'clock   VF
σmax(SigmaTest, 240 Hz) = 7.4 MS/m
Laureate draped and cuirassed bust of Caracalla right;
[A]Y KAI M AYP / A[N]T[ωNINOC] clockwise around; border of dots.
Fortuna (Τύχη) seated left, holding cornucopia and rudder set on head of a bearded male;
AMIΣΟΥ ΕΛΕ / ΥΘΕ / [ΡΑC] CMH (year 248 = 216/217 AD) clockwise around;
border of dots.
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BMC Pontus ---; Copenhagen IV 191; Lindgren II & III ---; Waddington (RGAM) 120
Ex CNG 344E/295, 11.2.2015; ex Dr. George Spradling collection
μ-XRF-Analysis, edge;   ArtTAX Pro, 80-100 µm Spot
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71.2
 3.9
 24.3
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