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Perinthos, Perinthus: pseudo-autonomous group 2.3 (CN type 1098)

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Record status

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Period

Ende 1.-Mitte 2. Jh. n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Thrace

Perinthus: pseudo-autonomous group 2.3 in bronze struck at Perinthos in Thrace dated Ende 1.-Mitte 2. Jh. n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 1098. Obverse: Veiled and draped bust of Demeter, right, wearing corn wreath, holding grain ear between two poppys in raised left hand. Reverse: Artemis (Tauropolos) advancing right, holding a torch in each hand.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Denomination
Perinthus: pseudo-autonomous group 2.3
Recorded diameter
22.4–27 mm (from 11 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
6.66 g (mean of 12 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Perinthos
Region
Thrace
Authority type
City

Design

Obverse type
Veiled and draped bust of Demeter, right, wearing corn wreath, holding grain ear between two poppys in raised left hand.
Reverse type
Artemis (Tauropolos) advancing right, holding a torch in each hand.
Reverse legend
ΠΕΡΙΝΘΙΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/1098
Type corpus identifier
CN type 1098

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