Augusta Traiana, Marc Aurel, unit (CN type 1681)

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Record status

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Period

161-180 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Thrace

unit in bronze struck at Augusta Traiana in Thrace under Marc Aurel dated 161-180 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 1681. Obverse: Bare head of bearded Marcus Aurelius, right. Reverse: Serpent coiling right, bent four times.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Denomination
unit
Recorded diameter
18–19 mm (from 4 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
4.14 g (mean of 4 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Augusta Traiana
Region
Thrace
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Marc Aurel

Design

Obverse type
Bare head of bearded Marcus Aurelius, right.
Reverse type
Serpent coiling right, bent four times.
Obverse legend
ΑV ΚΑΙ Μ ΑVΡ(Η) ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝ(ΟϹ)
Reverse legend
ΑVΓΟVϹΤΗϹ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΗϹ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/1681
Type corpus identifier
CN type 1681

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