Kallatis, Philippus Arabs, bronze (CN type 16471)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

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 16471. Obverse: Laureate bust of Philippus iunior, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Nude Apollo standing left, holding patera and laurel-branch; at his feet, left, altar.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
26 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
8.31 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

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

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of Philippus iunior, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse type
Nude Apollo standing left, holding patera and laurel-branch; at his feet, left, altar.
Obverse legend
Μ ΙΟVΛ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟϹ ΚΑΙ
Reverse legend
ΚΑΛΛΑΤΙΑΝΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Recorded findspots
Chersonesos
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/16471
Type corpus identifier
CN type 16471

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Material
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Weight
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Licensed photograph
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Catalogue references

  • Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 366
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