Pitane, Marc Aurel, bronze coin — Homonoia standing left (CN type 11846)
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
c. AD 139–146
Issuing entity
MysiaCoin in bronze struck at Pitane in Mysia under Marc Aurel, dated c. AD 139–146. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 11846 (period: Roman Imperial Period; issuing authority type: city).
Obverse: Bare head of Marcus Aurelius, right. Legend: ΑΥΡΗ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ΒΗΡΙϹΙΜΟϹ. Reverse: Homonoia standing left, holding patera and cornucopia; at her feet, altar. Legend: ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡΑ [ΤΡΥΦΩ]ΝΟϹ ΠΙΤΑ. Measured specimens give a mean weight of 3.06 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens) and a diameter of 18.4–18.8 mm (from 2 recorded specimens). Published references cited by the corpus: Heuchert, RPC IV: Roman Provincial Coinage. Vol. IV: From Antoninus Pius to Commodus (AD 138–192). online (temporary), http://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/, nr. 628, annot. c. 139-146; Wroth, Catalogue of the Greek Coins of Mysia., London 1892, p. 173, nr. 19; Kapossy and Righetti, Sylloge nummorum Graecorum. Schweiz. 2: Münzen der Antike: Katalog der Sammlung Jean-Pierre Righetti im Bernischen Historischen Museum, Bern 1993, nr. 767; Linked type corpus, RPC IV.2, 628.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 5
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 4
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Historical context
Pitane was an ancient Greek coastal settlement in the region of Aeolis in Asia Minor, situated near the mouth of the river Evenus on the bay of Elaea. It possessed two harbours and enjoyed significant commercial advantages. This civic bronze was struck while Marcus Aurelius was heir to the Roman imperial throne. In 138, Emperor Antoninus Pius adopted Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus after being adopted himself by Hadrian. Marcus served as consul in 140 and 145, married Antoninus's daughter Faustina in 145, and eventually acceded to the imperial throne alongside Lucius Verus in 161.
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
- How to identify
- Check the mint name or ethnic, the reverse type and the legend together, then compare weight and module; types from the same mint often differ only in legend arrangement, magistrate names or control marks.
- 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
- Recorded
- Material
- Recorded
- Weight
- Recorded
- Mint or printer
- Recorded
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Recorded
- Attached photograph (check rights)
- Recorded
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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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