Kyzikos, Marc Aurel, bronze (CN type 17101)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

161–169 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Mysia

Coin type in bronze struck at Kyzikos in Mysia under Marc Aurel dated 161–169 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 17101. Obverse: Bare-headed bust of lightly bearded Marcus Aurelius, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Dionysus seated facing, head right, on panther advancing right, holding thyrsus in left arm, resting right arm on panther.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded mean weight
7 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Kyzikos
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Marc Aurel

Design

Obverse type
Bare-headed bust of lightly bearded Marcus Aurelius, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse type
Dionysus seated facing, head right, on panther advancing right, holding thyrsus in left arm, resting right arm on panther.
Obverse legend
ΑV ΚΑΙ Μ ΑVΡΗ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ
Reverse legend
ΚVΖΙΚΗΝΩΝ ΝΕΟΚΟΡΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/17101
Type corpus identifier
CN type 17101

Documentation checklist

Denomination
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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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Mint or printer mark
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Catalogue reference
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Licensed photograph
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Catalogue references

  • Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 690
  • external concordance

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