Attaea, Antoninus Pius, bronze (CN type 17897)

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Record status

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Period

ca. 139–146 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Mysia

Coin type in bronze struck at Attaea in Mysia under Antoninus Pius dated ca. 139–146 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 17897. Obverse: Bare-headed bust of youthful Marcus Aurelius, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Nude male (heros?), with his left foot on the rock, leaning forward.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
19–20 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
4.21 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Attaea
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Antoninus Pius

Design

Obverse type
Bare-headed bust of youthful Marcus Aurelius, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse type
Nude male (heros?), with his left foot on the rock, leaning forward.
Obverse legend
ΑVΡΗ ΟVΗΡΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ
Reverse legend
ΑΤΤΑЄΙΤΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/17897
Type corpus identifier
CN type 17897

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