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Apollonia ad Rhyndacum, Hadrian, bronze (CN type 13148)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

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 13148. Obverse: Laureate head of Hadrian, right. Reverse: Dionysos with phrygian cap and wearing chiton, a torch in his hands and leaning on a scepter; grapes on the l.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded mean weight
6.55 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

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

Design

Obverse type
Laureate head of Hadrian, right.
Reverse type
Dionysos with phrygian cap and wearing chiton, a torch in his hands and leaning on a scepter; grapes on the l.
Obverse legend
ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ
Reverse legend
[...]

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/13148
Type corpus identifier
CN type 13148

Documentation checklist

Denomination
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Issue or mint date
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Material
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Weight
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Mint or printer
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Mint or printer mark
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Catalogue reference
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Licensed photograph
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