Hadrianoi, Hadrian, bronze (CN type 16846)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 131–138 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
MysiaCoin type in bronze struck at Hadrianoi in Mysia under Hadrian dated ca. 131–138 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 16846. Obverse: Laureate head of Hadrian, right. Reverse: Youthful Dionysus standing facing, head left, holding cantharus in right hand over panther and long thyrsus in left arm.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 25 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 9.05 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Hadrianoi
- Region
- Mysia
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Hadrian
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate head of Hadrian, right.
- Reverse type
- Youthful Dionysus standing facing, head left, holding cantharus in right hand over panther and long thyrsus in left arm.
- Obverse legend
- ΑVΤ ΚΑΙϹ ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟ[...]
- Reverse legend
- ΑΔΡΙΑΝΩΝ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/16846
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 16846
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. 1602
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 179, nr. 510
- external concordance
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution