Koila, Philippus Arabs, bronze (CN type 11780)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 244-249 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
ThraceCoin type in bronze struck at Koila in Thrace under Philippus Arabs dated ca. 244-249 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 11780. Obverse: Laureate bust of Philip the Arab, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Genius standing left, holding statue (simulacrum) and cornucopia.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 24 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 4.49 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Koila
- Region
- Thrace
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Philippus Arabs
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate bust of Philip the Arab, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
- Reverse type
- Genius standing left, holding statue (simulacrum) and cornucopia.
- Obverse legend
- IM M IVL PHILIPPVS
- Reverse legend
- AE [...]LA
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/11780
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 11780
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- Issue or mint date
- Documented
- Material
- Documented
- Weight
- Documented
- Mint or printer
- Documented
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Documented
- Licensed photograph
- Research required
Catalogue references
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 70282
- external concordanceRPC VIII, 70282
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