Gargara, Vespasian, bronze (CN type 12192)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 69-79 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
TroasCoin type in bronze struck at Gargara in Troas under Vespasian dated ca. 69-79 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 12192. Obverse: Laureate head of Vespasian, right. Reverse: Cybele enthroned left, holding patera; at her feet, lion.
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
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/12192
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 12192
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
- Documented
Catalogue references
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 39, nr. 6
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 901
- external concordanceRPC II, 901
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution