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Miletoupolis, Trajan, bronze (CN type 16886)

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Record status

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Period

98–117 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Mysia

Coin type in bronze struck at Miletoupolis in Mysia under Trajan dated 98–117 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 16886. Obverse: Laureate head of Trajan, right. Reverse: Bust of Athena to right, with helmet and with aegis.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
19.4–21 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
5.62 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Miletoupolis
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Trajan

Design

Obverse type
Laureate head of Trajan, right.
Reverse type
Bust of Athena to right, with helmet and with aegis.
Obverse legend
ΑV ΚΑΙ ΝΕΡ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΕΒ ΓΕΡ ΔΑΚΙΚΟϹ
Reverse legend
ΜΙΛΗΤΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ

Identification

Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/16886
Type corpus identifier
CN type 16886

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