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Gargara, Vespasian, bronze coin — Cybele enthroned left (CN type 12192)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

c. AD 69–79

Issuing entity

Troas

Coin in bronze struck at Gargara in Troas under Vespasian, dated c. AD 69–79. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 12192 (period: Roman Imperial Period; issuing authority type: city).

Obverse: Laureate head of Vespasian, right. Legend: ΟΥЄϹΠΑϹΙΑΝΟϹ ϹЄΒΑϹΤΟϹ. Reverse: Cybele enthroned left, holding patera; at her feet, lion. Legend: ΓΑΡΓΑΡЄWΝ ϹΑ. Measured specimens give a mean weight of 4.14 g (mean of 3 recorded specimens) and a diameter of 18–27.9 mm (from 3 recorded specimens). Published references cited by the corpus: Imhoof-Blumer, Kleinasiatische Münzen: 2 Bände in einem Band., Wien 1901, p. 39, nr. 6; Burnett et al., RPC II: Roman Provincial Coinage. Vol. II: From Vespasian to Domitian (AD 69-96)., London [u.a.] 1999, nr. 901; Linked type corpus, RPC II, 901.

Evidence at a glance

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Catalogue references
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Historical context

Gargara was an ancient Greek city situated on the southern coast of the Troad in Anatolia, located near the modern villages of Arıklı and Nusratlı in Çanakkale Province. During the Roman Imperial Period, the city issued civic coinage under Emperor Vespasian, who reigned from 69 to 79 after coming to power through the events of the Year of the Four Emperors.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
18–27.9 mm (from 3 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
4.14 g (mean of 3 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Gargara
Region
Troas
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Vespasian

Design

Obverse type
Laureate head of Vespasian, right.
Reverse type
Cybele enthroned left, holding patera; at her feet, lion.
Obverse legend
ΟΥЄϹΠΑϹΙΑΝΟϹ ϹЄΒΑϹΤΟϹ
Reverse legend
ΓΑΡΓΑΡЄWΝ ϹΑ

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/12192
Type corpus identifier
CN type 12192

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