Kyzikos, Antoninus Pius, bronze (CN type 17065)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

147–169 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Mysia

Coin type in bronze struck at Kyzikos in Mysia under Antoninus Pius dated 147–169 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 17065. Obverse: Diademed head of hero Kyzikos, right. Reverse: Hermes stands naked, to right, seen from rear, with a chlamys over his left shoulder. In his right hand, he holds the caduceus over a decorated and burning altar.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
29 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
14.72 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Kyzikos
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Antoninus Pius

Design

Obverse type
Diademed head of hero Kyzikos, right.
Reverse type
Hermes stands naked, to right, seen from rear, with a chlamys over his left shoulder. In his right hand, he holds the caduceus over a decorated and burning altar.
Obverse legend
ΚVΖΙΚΟϹ
Reverse legend
ΚVΖΙΚΗΝΩΝ ΝΕΟΚΟΡΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/17065
Type corpus identifier
CN type 17065

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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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Catalogue reference
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Licensed photograph
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Catalogue references

  • Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 15, nr. 1g
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