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Perinthos, Antoninus Pius, 5 unit (CN type 1636)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

154-155 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Thrace

5 unit in bronze struck at Perinthos in Thrace under Antoninus Pius dated 154-155 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 1636. Obverse: Bare-headed bust of Antoninus Pius, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Emperor (Antoninus Pius) in military attire riding right on horseback, holding sceptre in right hand.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Denomination
5 unit
Recorded diameter
28–31 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
20.03 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Perinthos
Region
Thrace
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Antoninus Pius

Design

Obverse type
Bare-headed bust of Antoninus Pius, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse type
Emperor (Antoninus Pius) in military attire riding right on horseback, holding sceptre in right hand.
Obverse legend
ΑVΤ ΚΑΙ Τ ΑΙΛΙ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ
Reverse legend
ΗΓΕ Ι ΚΟΜΜΟΔΟV ΠΕΡΙΝΘΙΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/1636
Type corpus identifier
CN type 1636

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