Sestos, Domitian, bronze (CN type 12756)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
81-96 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
ThraceCoin type in bronze struck at Sestos in Thrace under Domitian dated 81-96 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 12756. Obverse: Laureate head of Domitian, right. Reverse: Lyre.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 13–17 mm (from 3 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 2.77 g (mean of 4 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Sestos
- Region
- Thrace
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Domitian
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate head of Domitian, right.
- Reverse type
- Lyre.
- Obverse legend
- [ΔΟΜΙ]ΤΙΑΝΟΣ ΚΑΙΣ[ΑΡ]
- Reverse legend
- ΣΗΣΤΙΩΝ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/12756
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 12756
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 bibliographynr. 358A
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 1739
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 34-40
- external concordance
- external concordanceRPC I, 1739
- external concordanceRPC II, 358A
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution