Tomis, 4 unit (CN type 12625)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

235-238 n.Chr.

Issuing entity

Moesia inferior

4 unit in bronze struck at Tomis in Moesia inferior dated 235-238 n.Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 12625. Obverse: Laureate bust of Maximinus Thrax, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Serapis standing facing, head left, wearing kalathos, raising right arm, holding drapery and long sceptre in left hand.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Denomination
4 unit
Recorded diameter
25.9–26.4 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Tomis
Region
Moesia inferior
Authority type
City

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of Maximinus Thrax, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse type
Serapis standing facing, head left, wearing kalathos, raising right arm, holding drapery and long sceptre in left hand.
Obverse legend
ΑVΤ ΜΑΞΙΜΕΙΝΟϹ ΕVϹΕΒ*ΗϹ* *ΑVΓ*
Reverse legend
ΜΗΤΡΟ ΠΟΝΤΟV ΤΟΜΕΩᛈ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/12625
Type corpus identifier
CN type 12625

Documentation checklist

Denomination
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Issue or mint date
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Material
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Weight
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Mint or printer
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Mint or printer mark
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Catalogue reference
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Licensed photograph
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Catalogue references

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