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Kyzikos, Antoninus Pius, bronze (CN type 17032)

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Record status

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Period

147–161 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Mysia

Coin type in bronze struck at Kyzikos in Mysia under Antoninus Pius dated 147–161 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 17032. Obverse: Bare-headed bust of Antoninus Pius, right, wearing paludamentum. Reverse: Demeter standing in biga drawn by coiling serpents, right, holding torch in each hand

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
33–34 mm (from 3 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
25.49 g (mean of 4 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Kyzikos
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Antoninus Pius

Design

Obverse type
Bare-headed bust of Antoninus Pius, right, wearing paludamentum.
Reverse type
Demeter standing in biga drawn by coiling serpents, right, holding torch in each hand
Obverse legend
ΑV ΚΑΙ ΤΙ ΑΙ ΑΔΡΙ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ
Reverse legend
ΚVΖΙΚΗΝΩΝ ΝΕΟΚΟΡΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/17032
Type corpus identifier
CN type 17032

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