Apollonia ad Rhyndacum, Nerva, bronze (CN type 16830)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
96–98 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
MysiaCoin type in bronze struck at Apollonia ad Rhyndacum in Mysia under Nerva dated 96–98 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 16830. Obverse: Laureate head of Nerva, right. Reverse: Apollo (Citharoedus) standing facing, wearing long garment, holding plectrum in lowered right hand and left arm on lyre resting on tripod.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 21.9 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 7.01 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Apollonia ad Rhyndacum
- Region
- Mysia
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Nerva
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate head of Nerva, right.
- Reverse type
- Apollo (Citharoedus) standing facing, wearing long garment, holding plectrum in lowered right hand and left arm on lyre resting on tripod.
- Obverse legend
- ΑΥΤ ΝΕΡΒΑ ΚΑΙΣΑΡ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΟΣ
- Reverse legend
- ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝΙΑΤΩΝ ΡΥΝ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/16830
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 16830
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 bibliographyp. 71, nr. 215-216
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 1589
- external concordance
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution