Miletoupolis, Marc Aurel, bronze (CN type 17599)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
164–169 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
MysiaCoin type in bronze struck at Miletoupolis in Mysia under Marc Aurel dated 164–169 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 17599. Obverse: Laureate bust of bearded Marcus Aurelius, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: youthful Miletos standing on prow, l., head, r., extending arm, holding spear and shield
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 23.4–24 mm (from 3 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 7.71 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Miletoupolis
- Region
- Mysia
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Marc Aurel
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate bust of bearded Marcus Aurelius, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
- Reverse type
- youthful Miletos standing on prow, l., head, r., extending arm, holding spear and shield
- Obverse legend
- ΑVΤ ΚΑΙ Μ Α ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝ
- Reverse legend
- ΜΕΙΛΗΤΟᛈ ΚΤΙᛈΤΗᛈ
Identification
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/17599
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 17599
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. 606
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 82, nr. 34
- external concordance
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution