Kallatis, bronze (CN type 15624)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
138–180 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
Moesia inferiorCoin type in bronze struck at Kallatis in Moesia inferior dated 138–180 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 15624. Obverse: Head of (youthful) Heracles, right, wearing lion skin. Reverse: Round shield decorated with wreath, to right, quiver, to left, club.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 15–16 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 2.38 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Kallatis
- Region
- Moesia inferior
- Authority type
- City
Design
- Obverse type
- Head of (youthful) Heracles, right, wearing lion skin.
- Reverse type
- Round shield decorated with wreath, to right, quiver, to left, club.
- Reverse legend
- ΚΑΛΛΑΤΙΑΝΩΝ
Identification
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/15624
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 15624
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
Research required
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