Attaea, Antoninus Pius, bronze (CN type 17899)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 147–161 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
MysiaCoin type in bronze struck at Attaea in Mysia under Antoninus Pius dated ca. 147–161 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 17899. Obverse: Bare-headed bust of youthful Marcus Aurelius, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Male figure (Heros?) and Zeus; to left nude male figure (Heros?) standing right, left foot on rock; to right Zeus, standing facing, head left, holding thunderbolt and sceptre.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 30 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 13.15 g (mean of 1 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
- Male figure (Heros?) and Zeus; to left nude male figure (Heros?) standing right, left foot on rock; to right Zeus, standing facing, head left, holding thunderbolt and sceptre.
- Obverse legend
- Μ ΑVΡΗ ΟVΗΡΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ
- Reverse legend
- ΑΡΧΩΝ ΑϹΚΛΗ ΑΤΤΑΙΤΩΝ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/17899
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 17899
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. 434
- external concordance
Research required
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