Parion, Augustus, bronze (CN type 16653)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 31 v. Chr. – 14 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
MysiaCoin type in bronze struck at Parion in Mysia under Augustus dated ca. 31 v. Chr. – 14 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 16653. Obverse: Bare head of Augustus, right. Reverse: Founder as priest ploughing with two oxen, right.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 19.2–25 mm (from 6 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 8.4 g (mean of 7 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Parion
- Region
- Mysia
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Augustus
Design
- Obverse type
- Bare head of Augustus, right.
- Reverse type
- Founder as priest ploughing with two oxen, right.
- Obverse legend
- C G P I
- Reverse legend
- M BARBATIO *MN* ACILIO II VIR
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/16653
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 16653
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- 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 bibliographynr. 2261
- external concordance
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution