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Apollonia ad Rhyndacum, Faustina II., bronze (CN type 13037)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

ca. 169-175 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Mysia

Coin type in bronze struck at Apollonia ad Rhyndacum in Mysia under Faustina II. dated ca. 169-175 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 13037. Obverse: Draped bust of Faustina II, right. Reverse: Nude figure of a young male (Apollon?), left; chlamys over his left shoulder; right hand resting on spear; before him tree entwined by serpent.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
29 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
13.38 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Apollonia ad Rhyndacum
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Faustina II.

Design

Obverse type
Draped bust of Faustina II, right.
Reverse type
Nude figure of a young male (Apollon?), left; chlamys over his left shoulder; right hand resting on spear; before him tree entwined by serpent.
Obverse legend
ΦΑVϹΤЄΙΝΑ ϹЄΒΑϹΤΗ
Reverse legend
ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝΙΑΤΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/13037
Type corpus identifier
CN type 13037

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