Topeiros, Antoninus Pius, 5 unit (CN type 11991)

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Record status

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Period

144-148 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Thrace

5 unit in bronze struck at Topeiros in Thrace under Antoninus Pius dated 144-148 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 11991. Obverse: Laureate head of Antoninus Pius, right. Reverse: Tetrastyle round temple with cylinder-shaped roof.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Denomination
5 unit
Recorded diameter
30–33 mm (from 8 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
16.85 g (mean of 8 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Topeiros
Region
Thrace
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Antoninus Pius

Design

Obverse type
Laureate head of Antoninus Pius, right.
Reverse type
Tetrastyle round temple with cylinder-shaped roof.
Obverse legend
ΑVΤ ΚΑΙ Τ ΑΙΛ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΝΤΩΝЄΙΝΟϹ
Reverse legend
ΕΠΙ ΦΑΒ ΑΓΡΙΠΠЄΙΝΟΥ ΤΟΠЄΙΡЄΙΤΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/11991
Type corpus identifier
CN type 11991

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