Tomis, Philippus Arabs, bronze (CN type 16533)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
244–249 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
Moesia inferiorCoin type in bronze struck at Tomis in Moesia inferior under Philippus Arabs dated 244–249 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 16533. Obverse: bust of Philippus iunior, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Male figure seated right, head left, biga drawn by bull, advancing left; female figure advancing left up front, head right, holding unidentified object in right hand.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 26.1 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Tomis
- Region
- Moesia inferior
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Philippus Arabs
Design
- Obverse type
- bust of Philippus iunior, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
- Reverse type
- Male figure seated right, head left, biga drawn by bull, advancing left; female figure advancing left up front, head right, holding unidentified object in right hand.
- Obverse legend
- Μ ΙΟVΛ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟᛈ ΚΑΙᛈΑΡ
- Reverse legend
- ΜΗΤΡΟ ΠΟΝΤΟV ΤΟΜΕΩϹ
Identification
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/16533
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 16533
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- Issue or mint date
- Documented
- Material
- Documented
- Weight
- Research required
- Mint or printer
- Documented
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Documented
- Licensed photograph
- Documented
Catalogue references
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 3617
- external concordance
Research required
- Weight not recorded in the source corpus
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution