Tomis, Marc Aurel, 3 unit (CN type 15699)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
161–180 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
Moesia inferior3 unit in bronze struck at Tomis in Moesia inferior under Marc Aurel dated 161–180 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 15699. Obverse: Laureate head of Marcus Aurelius, right. Reverse: Nude Poseidon standing right, left foot on rock, holding trident in right arm and dolphin, left, in left hand, leaned on his left knee; left leg covered with chlamys.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Denomination
- 3 unit
- Recorded diameter
- 26 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 10.72 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Tomis
- Region
- Moesia inferior
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Marc Aurel
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate head of Marcus Aurelius, right.
- Reverse type
- Nude Poseidon standing right, left foot on rock, holding trident in right arm and dolphin, left, in left hand, leaned on his left knee; left leg covered with chlamys.
- Obverse legend
- ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑVΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ
- Reverse legend
- ΜΗΤΡΟΠ ΠΟΝΤΟV ΤΟΜЄΩϹ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/15699
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 15699
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Documented
- 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 bibliographynr. 2664
- external concordance
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution