Apollonia ad Rhyndacum, Marc Aurel, bronze (CN type 17544)

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Record status

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Period

ca. 169–175 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Mysia

Coin type in bronze struck at Apollonia ad Rhyndacum in Mysia under Marc Aurel dated ca. 169–175 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 17544. Obverse: Cuirassed and draped bust of bearded Marcus Aurelius, right. Reverse: Apollo, nacked, standing right, leaning on column and extending r. hand (with arrow).

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
32–34 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
21.15 g (mean of 2 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
Apollo, nacked, standing right, leaning on column and extending r. hand (with arrow).
Obverse legend
ΑV Κ Μ ΑV ΑΝΤΩΝЄΙΝΟ
Reverse legend
ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝΙΑΤΩΝ ΠΡΟϹ ΡVΝΔΑΚ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/17544
Type corpus identifier
CN type 17544

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