Miletoupolis, Marc Aurel, bronze (CN type 17610)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
179–180 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
MysiaCoin type in bronze struck at Miletoupolis in Mysia under Marc Aurel dated 179–180 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 17610. Obverse: Laureate bust of Commodus, 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
- 25.9 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 6.33 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Miletoupolis
- Region
- Mysia
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Marc Aurel
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate bust of Commodus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
- Reverse type
- youthful Miletos standing on prow, l., head, r., extending arm, holding spear and shield
- Obverse legend
- ΑV ΚΑΙ Λ ΑΥ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ
- Reverse legend
- ΜΕΙΛΗΤΟϹ ΚΤΙϹΤΗϹ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/17610
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 17610
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. 1654
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 83, nr. 46
- external concordance
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution