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Apollonia ad Rhyndacum, Antoninus Pius, bronze (CN type 13151)

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Record status

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Period

138-161 n.Chr.

Issuing entity

Mysia

Coin type in bronze struck at Apollonia ad Rhyndacum in Mysia under Antoninus Pius dated 138-161 n.Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 13151. Obverse: Laureate head of Antoninus Pius, 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
21.5–22 mm (from 3 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
5.91 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Apollonia ad Rhyndacum
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Antoninus Pius

Design

Obverse type
Laureate head of Antoninus Pius, 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
ΑΥΤ Α ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ
Reverse legend
ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝΙΑΤΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/13151
Type corpus identifier
CN type 13151

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