Apollonia ad Rhyndacum, Hadrian, bronze (CN type 13079)

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Record status

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Period

117-138 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Mysia

Coin type in bronze struck at Apollonia ad Rhyndacum in Mysia under Hadrian dated 117-138 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 13079. Obverse: Laureate bust of Hadrian, right. Reverse: She-wolf standing right, feeding the twins Romulus and Remus.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
19–19.5 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
5.37 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Apollonia ad Rhyndacum
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Hadrian

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of Hadrian, right.
Reverse type
She-wolf standing right, feeding the twins Romulus and Remus.
Obverse legend
ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ
Reverse legend
ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝΙΑΤΩΝ ΑΠΟ ΡVΝΔΑΚΟV

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/13079
Type corpus identifier
CN type 13079

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