Miletoupolis, Hadrian, bronze (CN type 16899)

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Record status

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Period

117–138 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Mysia

Coin type in bronze struck at Miletoupolis in Mysia under Hadrian dated 117–138 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 16899. Obverse: Laureate bust of Trajan, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Bust of Athena to right, with helmet and with aegis.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
20.5–22.7 mm (from 6 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
4.79 g (mean of 6 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Miletoupolis
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Hadrian

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of Trajan, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse type
Bust of Athena to right, with helmet and with aegis.
Obverse legend
ΑVΤΟ ΤΡΑΙΑ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟ(Ϲ)
Reverse legend
ΜΕΙΛΗΤΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ

Identification

Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/16899
Type corpus identifier
CN type 16899

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