Anchialos, Antoninus Pius, bronze (CN type 12862)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

138-161 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Thrace

Coin type in bronze struck at Anchialos in Thrace under Antoninus Pius dated 138-161 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 12862. Obverse: Bare head of Antoninus Pius, right. Reverse: Cybele enthroned left, wearing kalathos, holding patera and tympanon.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
22 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
4.7 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Anchialos
Region
Thrace
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Antoninus Pius

Design

Obverse type
Bare head of Antoninus Pius, right.
Reverse type
Cybele enthroned left, wearing kalathos, holding patera and tympanon.
Obverse legend
ΑVΤ ΚΑΙϹ-ΑΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ
Reverse legend
ΑΓΧΙΑ-ΛЄΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/12862
Type corpus identifier
CN type 12862

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Material
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Weight
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Licensed photograph
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Catalogue references

  • Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 11041
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