Hadrianeia, Elagabal, bronze (CN type 18150)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

218–222 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Mysia

Coin type in bronze struck at Hadrianeia in Mysia under Elagabal dated 218–222 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 18150. Obverse: Bust portrait of Annia Faustina to the right with diadem and robe. Reverse: Hygieia, Asclepius and Telesphorus; to left, Hygieia standing right, feeding serpent held in right arm from patera in outstretched left hand; to right, Asclepius standing facing, head left, resting right hand on serpent-staff in right hand; inbetween, Telesphorus standing facing. Border of dots.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
34.3 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
21.78 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Hadrianeia
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Elagabal

Design

Obverse type
Bust portrait of Annia Faustina to the right with diadem and robe.
Reverse type
Hygieia, Asclepius and Telesphorus; to left, Hygieia standing right, feeding serpent held in right arm from patera in outstretched left hand; to right, Asclepius standing facing, head left, resting right hand on serpent-staff in right hand; inbetween, Telesphorus standing facing. Border of dots.
Obverse legend
ΑΝΝΙΑ ΛΟVΚΙΛΛΑ ϹΕΒ
Reverse legend
ЄΠΙ ϹΤΡ ΑVΡ ΛΟΛ ΠΡΟΚΛΟV ΑΔΡΙΑΝЄΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/18150
Type corpus identifier
CN type 18150

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Catalogue references

  • Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 720
  • Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 4148
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