Plotinopolis, Marc Aurel, bronze (CN type 12898)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

ca. 139-161 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Thrace

Coin type in bronze struck at Plotinopolis in Thrace under Marc Aurel dated ca. 139-161 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 12898. Obverse: Bare-headed bust of youthful Marcus Aurelius, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: River-god reclining left, resting right hand on prow and resting left arm on water-urn.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
26 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
11.7 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Plotinopolis
Region
Thrace
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Marc Aurel

Design

Obverse type
Bare-headed bust of youthful Marcus Aurelius, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse type
River-god reclining left, resting right hand on prow and resting left arm on water-urn.
Obverse legend
Μ ΑVΡΗΛΙΟϹ ΟVΗΡΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ
Reverse legend
ΠΛΩΤΕΙΝΟΠΟΛΕΙΤ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/12898
Type corpus identifier
CN type 12898

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