Description
Caria, Alabanda, Caracalla (198-217 AD). ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟΣ Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right; c/m: head of Plautilla (?) right; / ΑΛΑΒΑΝΔΕΩΝ; Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia.
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Caria, Alabanda, Caracalla (198-217 AD). ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟΣ Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right; c/m: head of Plautilla (?) right; / ΑΛΑΒΑΝΔΕΩΝ; Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia.
| Diameter [mm]: | AE34 |
| Weight [g]: | 17,74 |
| Grade: | VF/aVF |
| Attribution: | BMC 49; SNG von Aulock 2398 var.; SNG Cop 14 var. c/m: Howgego 78/79 |
| Commentary: | olive-grey patina, usual porosity, great portrait |
Alabanda was named after his mythic founder - a hero Alabandus whose name means "winner horse" in Carian.