Augusta Traiana, Marc Aurel, unit (CN type 1685)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

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 1685. Obverse: Cuirassed bust of bearded Marcus Aurelius, right. Reverse: Nude Dionysus standing left, holding branch in right hand and thyrsus in left hand, resting his left arm on column behind him; at his feet, left, panther.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Denomination
unit
Recorded diameter
17–18 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

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

Design

Obverse type
Cuirassed bust of bearded Marcus Aurelius, right.
Reverse type
Nude Dionysus standing left, holding branch in right hand and thyrsus in left hand, resting his left arm on column behind him; at his feet, left, panther.
Obverse legend
ΑV ΚΑΙ Μ ΑVΡΗ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝ
Reverse legend
ΑVΓΟVϹΤΗϹ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΗϹ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/1685
Type corpus identifier
CN type 1685

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Material
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Weight
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Mint or printer
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Mint or printer mark
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Licensed photograph
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