Poimanenon, Faustina II., bronze coin — Telesphorus standing facing (CN type 12826)
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
c. AD 147–161
Issuing entity
MysiaCoin in bronze struck at Poimanenon in Mysia under Faustina II., dated c. AD 147–161. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 12826 (period: Roman Imperial Period; issuing authority type: city).
Obverse: Draped bust of Faustina II, right. Legend: ΦΑVϹΤΕΙ ϹΕΒΑϹΘ. Reverse: Telesphorus standing facing. Legend: ΠΟΙΜΑΝΗΝΩΝ. Measured specimens give a mean weight of 3.01 g (from 1 recorded specimen) and a diameter of 16.3–16.7 mm (from 2 recorded specimens). Published references cited by the corpus: Heuchert, RPC IV: Roman Provincial Coinage. Vol. IV: From Antoninus Pius to Commodus (AD 138–192). online (temporary), http://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/, nr. 2376; Kaufmann and Stauber, Poimanenon bei Eski Manyas? Zeugnisse und Lokalisierung einer kaum bekannten Stadt, p. 76, nr. 42; Linked type corpus, RPC IV.2, 2376.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 4
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 3
Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.
Historical context
Poimanenon, also known as Poemanenum, was a Greek town situated in ancient Mysia south of Cyzicus and southwest of Lake Aphnitis. This civic coinage was issued under Faustina the Younger, the youngest child of Emperor Antoninus Pius and Empress Faustina the Elder. She subsequently served as Roman empress from 161 until her death as the wife of Emperor Marcus Aurelius.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 16.3–16.7 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 3.01 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Poimanenon
- Region
- Mysia
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Faustina II.
Design
- Obverse type
- Draped bust of Faustina II, right.
- Reverse type
- Telesphorus standing facing.
- Obverse legend
- ΦΑVϹΤΕΙ ϹΕΒΑϹΘ
- Reverse legend
- ΠΟΙΜΑΝΗΝΩΝ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- How to identify
- Check the mint name or ethnic, the reverse type and the legend together, then compare weight and module; types from the same mint often differ only in legend arrangement, magistrate names or control marks.
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/12826
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 12826
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
- Recorded
- Weight
- Recorded
- Mint or printer
- Recorded
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Recorded
- Attached photograph (check rights)
- Recorded
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Catalogue references
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 2376
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 76, nr. 42
- external concordanceRPC IV.2, 2376
Research required
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