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Perinthos, Perinthus: pseudo-autonomous group 3.5 (CN type 1355)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

ca. 138-192 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Thrace

Perinthus: pseudo-autonomous group 3.5 in bronze struck at Perinthos in Thrace dated ca. 138-192 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 1355. Obverse: Veiled bust of Demeter, right; in front of her two poppies. Reverse: Cista mystica, out of which serpent creeps right.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Denomination
Perinthus: pseudo-autonomous group 3.5
Recorded diameter
16–19.4 mm (from 16 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
3.56 g (mean of 13 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Perinthos
Region
Thrace
Authority type
City (pseudo-autonomous)

Design

Obverse type
Veiled bust of Demeter, right; in front of her two poppies.
Reverse type
Cista mystica, out of which serpent creeps right.
Reverse legend
ΠΕΡΙΝΘΙΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/1355
Type corpus identifier
CN type 1355

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