Parion, Marc Aurel, bronze (CN type 17466)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 161–165 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
MysiaCoin type in bronze struck at Parion in Mysia under Marc Aurel dated ca. 161–165 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 17466. Obverse: Bare head of Marcus Aurelius, right, with traces of drapery. Reverse: Salus/Hygieia and Asclepius; to left, Salus/Hygieia standing right; to right, Asclepius standing left; in the background a tree.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 32–35 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 18.12 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Parion
- Region
- Mysia
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Marc Aurel
Design
- Obverse type
- Bare head of Marcus Aurelius, right, with traces of drapery.
- Reverse type
- Salus/Hygieia and Asclepius; to left, Salus/Hygieia standing right; to right, Asclepius standing left; in the background a tree.
- Obverse legend
- IMP CAES M AVRE ANTONIN[VS AVG?]
- Reverse legend
- C G I H PARI
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/17466
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 17466
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. 9180
- external concordance
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