Bizye, Philippus iunior, unit (CN type 1620)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
244-247 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
Thraceunit in bronze struck at Bizye in Thrace under Philippus iunior dated 244-247 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 1620. Obverse: Bare head of Philippus iunior, right. Reverse: Serpent coiling right around omphalos.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Denomination
- unit
- Recorded diameter
- 17–19 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 3.48 g (mean of 3 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Bizye
- Region
- Thrace
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Philippus iunior
Design
- Obverse type
- Bare head of Philippus iunior, right.
- Reverse type
- Serpent coiling right around omphalos.
- Obverse legend
- Μ ΙΟVΛ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟϹ ΚΑΙϹ
- Reverse legend
- ΒΙΖVΗΝΩΝ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/1620
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 1620
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 bibliographyp. 77, nr. 161
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 14-23
- external concordance
Research required
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