Tomis, 4 unit (CN type 12663)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

235-238 n.Chr.

Issuing entity

Moesia inferior

4 unit struck at Tomis in Moesia inferior dated 235-238 n.Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 12663. Obverse: Bare-headed bust of Maximus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Hades-Serapis enthroned left, wearing kalathos, extending right hand over Cerberus, holding sceptre in left hand.

Physical characteristics

Denomination
4 unit
Recorded diameter
26.7–28 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Tomis
Region
Moesia inferior
Authority type
City

Design

Obverse type
Bare-headed bust of Maximus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse type
Hades-Serapis enthroned left, wearing kalathos, extending right hand over Cerberus, holding sceptre in left hand.
Obverse legend
· Γ · ΙΟVΛ ΟVΗΡ ΜΑΞΙΜΟϹ · ΚΑΙϹ ·
Reverse legend
ΜΗΤΡΟ ΠΟΝΤΟV ΤΟΜΕΩᛈ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/12663
Type corpus identifier
CN type 12663

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

  • Corpus Nummorum bibliography

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