Tomis, Elagabal, Double unit (CN type 12324)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
218-222 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
Moesia inferiorDouble unit struck at Tomis in Moesia inferior under Elagabal dated 218-222 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 12324. Obverse: Laureate bust of Elagabalus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Athena (Nikephoros) enthroned left, wearing aegis and crested helmet, holding Nike in outstretched right hand; left arm resting on spear; at her feet right shield.
Physical characteristics
- Denomination
- Double unit
- Recorded diameter
- 20.9–21.8 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Tomis
- Region
- Moesia inferior
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Elagabal
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate bust of Elagabalus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
- Reverse type
- Athena (Nikephoros) enthroned left, wearing aegis and crested helmet, holding Nike in outstretched right hand; left arm resting on spear; at her feet right shield.
- Obverse legend
- · Μ · ΑVΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ
- Reverse legend
- ΜΗΤΡΟ ΠΟΝΤΟV ΤΟΜΕΩϹ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/12324
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 12324
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Documented
- Issue or mint date
- Documented
- Material
- Research required
- Weight
- Research required
- Mint or printer
- Documented
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Research required
- Licensed photograph
- Documented
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Weight not recorded in the source corpus
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution