Miletoupolis, Antoninus Pius, bronze (CN type 17593)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
138–161 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
MysiaCoin type in bronze struck at Miletoupolis in Mysia under Antoninus Pius dated 138–161 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 17593. Obverse: Laureate bust of Antoninus Pius, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Youthful Dionysus standing facing, head left, holding cantharus in right hand over panther and long thyrsus in left arm.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 28 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 12.23 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Miletoupolis
- Region
- Mysia
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Antoninus Pius
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate bust of Antoninus Pius, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
- Reverse type
- Youthful Dionysus standing facing, head left, holding cantharus in right hand over panther and long thyrsus in left arm.
- Obverse legend
- ΑVΤ ΚΑΙ ΑΔΡΙ ΑΝΤΩΝЄΙΝΟϹ ϹЄΒ
- Reverse legend
- ЄΠΙ ΑΡΧΟΝΤΟϹ ΔЄΙΦΙΛΟV ΜЄΙΛΗΤΟΠΟΛЄΙΤΩΝ
Identification
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/17593
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 17593
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. 9176
- external concordance
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution