Kyzikos, Marc Aurel, bronze (CN type 17221)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

175–177 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Mysia

Coin 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

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Catalogue references

  • Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 1618
  • external concordance

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