Poimanenon, Antoninus Pius, bronze coin — Nude male figure sitting on rock to the left (CN type 17614)
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
AD 138–161
Issuing entity
MysiaCoin in bronze struck at Poimanenon in Mysia under Antoninus Pius, dated AD 138–161. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 17614 (period: Roman Imperial Period; issuing authority type: city).
Obverse: Laureate head of Antoninus Pius, right. Legend: [Α]V Τ ΑΙΛ ΑΔΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝ. Reverse: Nude male figure sitting on rock to the left, in the outstretched right a torch, the left propped on the rock. Legend: ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡΑ ΑΡΙΓΝΩ[..] ΠΟΙΜΑΝ. Measured specimens give a mean weight of 7.68 g (from 1 recorded specimen) and a diameter of 21–22 mm (from 1 recorded specimen). Published references cited by the corpus: Heuchert, RPC IV: Roman Provincial Coinage. Vol. IV: From Antoninus Pius to Commodus (AD 138–192). online (temporary), http://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/, nr. 3076; Linked type corpus.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 2
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 2
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 21–22 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 7.68 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Poimanenon
- Region
- Mysia
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Antoninus Pius
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate head of Antoninus Pius, right.
- Reverse type
- Nude male figure sitting on rock to the left, in the outstretched right a torch, the left propped on the rock.
- Obverse legend
- [Α]V Τ ΑΙΛ ΑΔΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝ
- Reverse legend
- ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡΑ ΑΡΙΓΝΩ[...] ΠΟΙΜΑΝ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- How to identify
- Check the mint name or ethnic, the reverse type and the legend together, then compare weight and module; types from the same mint often differ only in legend arrangement, magistrate names or control marks.
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/17614
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 17614
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
- Recorded
- Weight
- Recorded
- Mint or printer
- Recorded
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Recorded
- Attached photograph (check rights)
- Recorded
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Catalogue references
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 3076
- external concordance
Research required
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