Kallatis, Philippus Arabs, bronze (CN type 16465)

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Record status

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Period

244–249 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Moesia inferior

Coin type in bronze struck at Kallatis in Moesia inferior under Philippus Arabs dated 244–249 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 16465. Obverse: Laureate bust of Philip the Arab, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Hygieia standing right, feeding serpent held in right arm from patera in outstretched left hand.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
27 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
12.5 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Kallatis
Region
Moesia inferior
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Philippus Arabs

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of Philip the Arab, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse type
Hygieia standing right, feeding serpent held in right arm from patera in outstretched left hand.
Obverse legend
ΑVΤ Μ ΙΟVΛ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟϹ ΑVΓ
Reverse legend
ΚΑΛΛΑΤΙΑΝΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/16465
Type corpus identifier
CN type 16465

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