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Miletoupolis, Marc Aurel, bronze (CN type 17608)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

179–180 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Mysia

Coin type in bronze struck at Miletoupolis in Mysia under Marc Aurel dated 179–180 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 17608. Obverse: Draped bust of Crispina, right. Reverse: Cybele with mural crown enthroned right, right arm resting, left arm resting on tympanon; to right at her feet, lion.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
27.8 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Miletoupolis
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Marc Aurel

Design

Obverse type
Draped bust of Crispina, right.
Reverse type
Cybele with mural crown enthroned right, right arm resting, left arm resting on tympanon; to right at her feet, lion.
Obverse legend
ΚΡΙᛈΠΕΙΝΑ ᛈΕΒΑᛈΤΗ
Reverse legend
[ᛈΤ]ΡΑ ΕVΤVΧΟVᛈ ΑΛΕ ΜΕΙΛΗΤΟΠ

Identification

Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/17608
Type corpus identifier
CN type 17608

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Weight
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