Apollonia ad Rhyndacum, Marc Aurel, bronze (CN type 13041)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 169-175 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
MysiaCoin type in bronze struck at Apollonia ad Rhyndacum in Mysia under Marc Aurel dated ca. 169-175 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 13041. Obverse: Cuirassed and draped bust of bearded Marcus Aurelius, right. Reverse: River-god (Rhyndacos) reclining left, left arm resting on vessel; in his right hand, reed which touches ship's stern.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 33.3–34.3 mm (from 3 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 23.41 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Apollonia ad Rhyndacum
- Region
- Mysia
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Marc Aurel
Design
- Obverse type
- Cuirassed and draped bust of bearded Marcus Aurelius, right.
- Reverse type
- River-god (Rhyndacos) reclining left, left arm resting on vessel; in his right hand, reed which touches ship's stern.
- Obverse legend
- ΑV Κ Μ ΑVΡ(Η) ΑΝΤΩΝЄΙΝΟϹ
- Reverse legend
- ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝΙΑΤΩΝ ΡVΝΔΑΚΟϹ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/13041
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 13041
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 bibliographyp. 79, nr. 246
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 431
- external concordanceRPC IV.2, 431
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution