Kyzikos, Marc Aurel, bronze (CN type 17165)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
169–175 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
MysiaCoin type in bronze struck at Kyzikos in Mysia under Marc Aurel dated 169–175 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 17165. Obverse: Corn-wreathed bust of Kore Soteira, wearing necklace, r. Reverse: hero (Kyzikos) seated on rock, right, wearing chlamys and boots, resting right arm on rock, holding with his left sword within sheath.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 37 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 29.43 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Kyzikos
- Region
- Mysia
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Marc Aurel
Design
- Obverse type
- Corn-wreathed bust of Kore Soteira, wearing necklace, r.
- Reverse type
- hero (Kyzikos) seated on rock, right, wearing chlamys and boots, resting right arm on rock, holding with his left sword within sheath.
- Obverse legend
- ΚΟΡΗ ϹΩΤЄΙΡΑ ΚVΖΙΚΗΝΩΝ
- Reverse legend
- ЄΠΙ ϹΤΡΑ ΚΛ ΜΟV ϹЄΒΗΡΟV ΚVΖΙΚΗ ΝЄΟΚΟ
Identification
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/17165
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 17165
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. 23, nr. 3e
- external concordance
- external concordance
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution