Pitane, Marc Aurel, bronze (CN type 11846)
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Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 139-146 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
MysiaCoin type in bronze struck at Pitane in Mysia under Marc Aurel dated ca. 139-146 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 11846. Obverse: Bare head of Marcus Aurelius, right. Reverse: Homonoia standing left, holding patera and cornucopia; at her feet, altar.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 18.4–18.8 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 3.06 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Pitane
- Region
- Mysia
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Marc Aurel
Design
- Obverse type
- Bare head of Marcus Aurelius, right.
- Reverse type
- Homonoia standing left, holding patera and cornucopia; at her feet, altar.
- Obverse legend
- ΑΥΡΗ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ΒΗΡΙϹΙΜΟϹ
- Reverse legend
- ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡΑ [ΤΡΥΦΩ]ΝΟϹ ΠΙΤΑ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/11846
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 11846
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. 628, annot. c. 139-146
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 173, nr. 19
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 767
- external concordanceRPC IV.2, 628
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