Poimanenon, Antoninus Pius, bronze coin — Apollo (CN type 17615)
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
c. AD 147–161
Issuing entity
MysiaCoin in bronze struck at Poimanenon in Mysia under Antoninus Pius, dated c. AD 147–161. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 17615 (period: Roman Imperial Period; issuing authority type: city).
Obverse: Bare head of Antoninus Pius, right. Legend: ΑV Τ ΑΙ ΑΔΡΙ ΑΝΤΩΝЄΙΝ. Reverse: Apollo (Citharoedus), seen from front, holding plectrum and lyre. Legend: ΠΟΙΜΑΝΗΝΩΝ. Measured specimens give a mean weight of 3.36 g (from 1 recorded specimen) and a diameter of 18–19 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. 3077; 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
- 18–19 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 3.36 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Poimanenon
- Region
- Mysia
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Antoninus Pius
Design
- Obverse type
- Bare head of Antoninus Pius, right.
- Reverse type
- Apollo (Citharoedus), seen from front, holding plectrum and lyre.
- Obverse legend
- ΑV Τ ΑΙ ΑΔΡΙ ΑΝΤΩΝЄΙΝ
- Reverse legend
- ΠΟΙΜΑΝΗΝΩΝ
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/17615
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 17615
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. 3077
- external concordance
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution