Apollonia ad Rhyndacum, Marc Aurel, bronze (CN type 17537)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
161–162 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
MysiaCoin type in bronze struck at Apollonia ad Rhyndacum in Mysia under Marc Aurel dated 161–162 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 17537. Obverse: Cuirassed and draped bust of bearded Marcus Aurelius, right. Reverse: Asclepius standing facing, head left, holding patera in right hand, left hand resting on serpent-staff.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 32 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 22.59 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Apollonia ad Rhyndacum
- Region
- Mysia
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Marc Aurel
Design
- Obverse type
- Cuirassed and draped bust of bearded Marcus Aurelius, right.
- Reverse type
- Asclepius standing facing, head left, holding patera in right hand, left hand resting on serpent-staff.
- Obverse legend
- ΑVΤ ΚΑΙ ΑVΡΗ ΑΝΤΩΝЄΙΝΟΝ
- Reverse legend
- ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝΙΑΤΩΝ Π(ΡΟϹ) ΡVΝΔΑΚΩ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/17537
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 17537
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. 8461
- external concordance
Research required
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