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Bizye, Philippus Arabs, bronze coin — Athena enthroned left (CN type 15089)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 244–249

Issuing entity

Thrace

Coin in bronze struck at Bizye in Thrace under Philippus Arabs, dated AD 244–249. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 15089 (period: Roman Imperial Period; issuing authority type: city).

Obverse: Laureate bust of Philip the Arab, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum; with aegis on left shoulder and eagle on breastplate. Legend: ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΙΟVΛ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟϹ ΑVΓ. Reverse: Athena enthroned left, holding spear in right hand, laurel branch in left hand; behind her at throne shield, owl sitting on her knee. Legend: ΒΙΖVΗΝΩΝ. Measured specimens give a mean weight of 21.14 g (from 1 recorded specimen) and a diameter of 32 mm (from 1 recorded specimen).

Published references cited by the corpus: Linked type corpus.

Evidence at a glance

Linked sources
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Photograph views
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Catalogue references
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Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
32 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
21.14 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Bizye
Region
Thrace
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Philippus Arabs

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of Philip the Arab, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum; with aegis on left shoulder and eagle on breastplate.
Reverse type
Athena enthroned left, holding spear in right hand, laurel branch in left hand; behind her at throne shield, owl sitting on her knee.
Obverse legend
ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΙΟVΛ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟϹ ΑVΓ
Reverse legend
ΒΙΖVΗΝΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
How to identify
Check the mint name or ethnic, the reverse type and the legend together, then compare weight and module; types from the same mint often differ only in legend arrangement, magistrate names or control marks.
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/15089
Type corpus identifier
CN type 15089

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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Catalogue reference
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Catalogue references

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