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Apollonia ad Rhyndacum, Faustina II., bronze (CN type 13066)

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Record status

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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 13066. Obverse: Draped bust of Faustina II, 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
23–24 mm (from 3 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
8.16 g (mean of 2 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
River-god (Rhyndacos) reclining left, left arm resting on vessel; in his right hand, reed which touches ship's stern.
Obverse legend
ΦΑVϹΤЄΙΝ ϹЄΒΑϹΤΗ
Reverse legend
ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝΙΑΤΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/13066
Type corpus identifier
CN type 13066

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