Kyzikos, Antoninus Pius, bronze (CN type 17020)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

138–142 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Mysia

Coin type in bronze struck at Kyzikos in Mysia under Antoninus Pius dated 138–142 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 17020. Obverse: Laureate head of Antoninus Pius, right. Reverse: Hygieia and Asclepius; to left, Hygieia standing right, feeding serpent held in her right hand from patera in her outstretched left; to right, Asclepius standing facing, head left, resting his right hand on serpent-staff.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
27 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
15.18 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Kyzikos
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Antoninus Pius

Design

Obverse type
Laureate head of Antoninus Pius, right.
Reverse type
Hygieia and Asclepius; to left, Hygieia standing right, feeding serpent held in her right hand from patera in her outstretched left; to right, Asclepius standing facing, head left, resting his right hand on serpent-staff.
Obverse legend
ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΑΔΡΙ ΑΝΤΩΝЄΙΝΟϹ ϹЄΒ
Reverse legend
ΚΥΖΙΚΗΝΩΝ ΝЄΟΚΟΡΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/17020
Type corpus identifier
CN type 17020

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Issue or mint date
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Material
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Weight
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Mint or printer
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Licensed photograph
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Catalogue references

  • Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 9686
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