Parion, Trajan, bronze (CN type 16817)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
112-117 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
MysiaCoin type in bronze struck at Parion in Mysia under Trajan dated 112-117 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 16817. Obverse: Laureate head of Trajan, right. Reverse: Draped busts of Plotina and Marciana, facing each other.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 18.5–18.6 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 2.87 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Parion
- Region
- Mysia
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Trajan
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate head of Trajan, right.
- Reverse type
- Draped busts of Plotina and Marciana, facing each other.
- Obverse legend
- TRAIANVS AVG
- Reverse legend
- PLOTINA ET MARCIANA AVG
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/16817
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 16817
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. 1543
- external concordance
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution