Attaea, Hadrian, bronze (CN type 16988)
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 16988. Obverse: Laureate head of Hadrian, right. Reverse: Zeus standing left, holding thunderbolt and sceptre; at his feet, eagle.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 16–19 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 4.06 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Attaea
- Region
- Mysia
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Hadrian
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate head of Hadrian, right.
- Reverse type
- Zeus standing left, holding thunderbolt and sceptre; at his feet, eagle.
- Obverse legend
- ΑV ΤΡΑΙΑ ΑΔΡΙΑΝ
- Reverse legend
- ΑΤΤΑЄΙΤΩΝ
Identification
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/16988
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 16988
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. 375-376, pl. VI, pic. 12
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 1758
- external concordance
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution