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Apollonia ad Rhyndacum, Marc Aurel, bronze (CN type 13164)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

ca. 169-175 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Mysia

Coin type in bronze struck at Apollonia ad Rhyndacum in Mysia under Marc Aurel dated ca. 169-175 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 13164. Obverse: Laureate bust of youthful Marcus Aurelius, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Façade of a tetrastyle temple; within Apollo standing right, leaning on column, raising the right hand (with arrow) backwards, between two torches.

Physical characteristics

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

Technical characteristics

Mint
Apollonia ad Rhyndacum
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Marc Aurel

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of youthful Marcus Aurelius, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse type
Façade of a tetrastyle temple; within Apollo standing right, leaning on column, raising the right hand (with arrow) backwards, between two torches.
Obverse legend
ΑV ΚΑΙ Μ ΑVΡΗ ΑΝΤΩΝЄΙΝΟϹ
Reverse legend
ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝΙΑΤΩΝ Π ΡVΝΔΑΚΩ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/13164
Type corpus identifier
CN type 13164

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Material
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