Pitane, Marc Aurel, bronze (CN type 11890)
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Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 161-165 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
MysiaCoin type in bronze struck at Pitane in Mysia under Marc Aurel dated ca. 161-165 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 11890. Obverse: Bare-headed bust of Marcus Aurelius, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Asclepius standing facing, head left, holding serpent-staff in right hand.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 23 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 6.85 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Pitane
- Region
- Mysia
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Marc Aurel
Design
- Obverse type
- Bare-headed bust of Marcus Aurelius, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
- Reverse type
- Asclepius standing facing, head left, holding serpent-staff in right hand.
- Obverse legend
- ΑΥ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΥΡΗ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟ
- Reverse legend
- ϹΤΡΑ [Μ ΕΥΑ]ΝΘΟΥ ΠΙΤΑΝΑΙ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/11890
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 11890
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
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- 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. 6202
- external concordanceRPC IV.2, 6202
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