Miletoupolis, Antoninus Pius, bronze (CN type 17592)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

138–161 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Mysia

Coin type in bronze struck at Miletoupolis in Mysia under Antoninus Pius dated 138–161 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 17592. Obverse: Bare-headed bust of Antoninus Pius, right, wearing paludamentum. Reverse: Nude Dionysus standing left, wearing boots, holding cantharus and thyrsus; at his feet, panther.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
27–27.3 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Miletoupolis
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Antoninus Pius

Design

Obverse type
Bare-headed bust of Antoninus Pius, right, wearing paludamentum.
Reverse type
Nude Dionysus standing left, wearing boots, holding cantharus and thyrsus; at his feet, panther.
Obverse legend
ΑV ΚΑΙ ΤΙ ΑΙ ΑΔΡΙ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ
Reverse legend
[ΕΠΙ] ΑΡΧΟΝ ΔΙΦΙΛΟV ΜΕΙΛΗΤΟΠΟΛΕΙ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/17592
Type corpus identifier
CN type 17592

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