Miletoupolis, Hadrian, bronze (CN type 16900)

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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 16900. Obverse: Laureate bust of Hadrian, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Athena standing facing, head left, holding Nike in outstretched right hand and left hand on shield placed on ground; behind, a lance; at her feet, owl.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
18.3–20 mm (from 5 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
3.71 g (mean of 4 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Miletoupolis
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Hadrian

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of Hadrian, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse type
Athena standing facing, head left, holding Nike in outstretched right hand and left hand on shield placed on ground; behind, a lance; at her feet, owl.
Obverse legend
ΑVΤΟ ΤΡΑΙΑ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟ
Reverse legend
ΜΕΙΛΗΤΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ

Identification

Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/16900
Type corpus identifier
CN type 16900

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