Attaea, Antoninus Pius, bronze (CN type 17894)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
138–161 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
MysiaCoin type in bronze struck at Attaea in Mysia under Antoninus Pius dated 138–161 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 17894. Obverse: Laureate head of Antoninus Pius, right. Reverse: Zeus standing left, holding thunderbolt and sceptre; at his feet, eagle.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 16–17 mm (from 3 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 4.18 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Attaea
- Region
- Mysia
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Antoninus Pius
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate head of Antoninus Pius, right.
- Reverse type
- Zeus standing left, holding thunderbolt and sceptre; at his feet, eagle.
- Obverse legend
- ΑVΤ ΑΙ ΑΔΡΙ(Α) ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙ(Ν)
- Reverse legend
- ΑΤΤΑΙΤΩΝ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/17894
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 17894
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 bibliographyp. 127, nr. 381
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 458
- external concordance
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution