Attaea, Hadrian, bronze (CN type 16987)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
117–138 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
MysiaCoin type in bronze struck at Attaea in Mysia under Hadrian dated 117–138 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 16987. Obverse: Laureate head of Hadrian, right. Reverse: Male figure (Heros?) and Zeus; to left nude male figure (Heros?) standing right, left foot on cippus (altar?); to right Zeus, standing facing, head left, holding thunderbolt and sceptre, at his feet eagle, standing right; between them, child, standing facing.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 31 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 16.47 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Attaea
- Region
- Mysia
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Hadrian
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate head of Hadrian, right.
- Reverse type
- Male figure (Heros?) and Zeus; to left nude male figure (Heros?) standing right, left foot on cippus (altar?); to right Zeus, standing facing, head left, holding thunderbolt and sceptre, at his feet eagle, standing right; between them, child, standing facing.
- Obverse legend
- ΑV[Τ] ΤΡΑΙ [ΑΝΔΡΙΑΝ]ΟϹ
- Reverse legend
- ΑΤΤΑΙΤΩΝ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/16987
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 16987
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 bibliographyp. 126, nr. 374, pl. VI, pic. 11, annot. Rs.
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 1757
- external concordance
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution