Kyzikos, Marc Aurel, bronze (CN type 17221)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
175–177 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
MysiaCoin type in bronze struck at Kyzikos in Mysia under Marc Aurel dated 175–177 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 17221. Obverse: Bare-headed bust of youthful Commodus, right, wearing paludamentum. Reverse: Demeter standing in biga drawn by two winged serpents, right, holding torch in each hand.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 27.3 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 11.68 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 youthful Commodus, right, wearing paludamentum.
- Reverse type
- Demeter standing in biga drawn by two winged serpents, right, holding torch in each hand.
- Obverse legend
- Λ ΑVΡ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ ΚΑΙΣΑΡ ΓЄΡΜ
- Reverse legend
- ΚVΖΙΚΗ ΝΕΟΚΟΡ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/17221
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 17221
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 bibliographynr. 1618
- external concordance
Research required
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