Bizye, Philippus Arabs, bronze (CN type 15130)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
244–249 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
ThraceCoin type in bronze struck at Bizye in Thrace under Philippus Arabs dated 244–249 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 15130. Obverse: Laureate bust of Philip the Arab, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Hermes standing left, holding purse and caduceus.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 28–29 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 16.03 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.
- Reverse type
- Hermes standing left, holding purse and caduceus.
- Obverse legend
- ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΙΟVΛ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟϹ ΑVΓ
- Reverse legend
- ΒΙΖVΗΝΩΝ
Identification
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/15130
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 15130
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- Issue or mint date
- Documented
- Material
- Documented
- Weight
- Documented
- Mint or printer
- Documented
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Documented
- Licensed photograph
- Documented
Catalogue references
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 264, nr. 122-123
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 83
- external concordance
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution