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Anchialos, Antoninus Pius, bronze (CN type 14335)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

144–161 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Thrace

Coin type in bronze struck at Anchialos in Thrace under Antoninus Pius dated 144–161 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 14335. Obverse: Bare-headed bust of youthful, lightly bearded Marcus Aurelius, right, wearing paludamentum. Reverse: Veiled Demeter seated left on cista mystica entwined by serpent, wearing corn wreath, holding two ears of corn in right hand, left resting on long torch.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
25–26 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Anchialos
Region
Thrace
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Antoninus Pius

Design

Obverse type
Bare-headed bust of youthful, lightly bearded Marcus Aurelius, right, wearing paludamentum.
Reverse type
Veiled Demeter seated left on cista mystica entwined by serpent, wearing corn wreath, holding two ears of corn in right hand, left resting on long torch.
Obverse legend
Μ ΑVΡΗΛΙΟϹ ΟVΗΡΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ
Reverse legend
ΑΝΧΙΑΛΕΩΝ

Identification

Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/14335
Type corpus identifier
CN type 14335

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Material
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Weight
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Mint or printer
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Licensed photograph
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