Hadrianeia, Philippus Arabs, bronze (CN type 18487)

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Record status

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Period

244–249 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Mysia

Coin type in bronze struck at Hadrianeia in Mysia under Philippus Arabs dated 244–249 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 18487. Obverse: Laureate bust of Philip the Arab, left, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Emperor in military attire galopping right, holding spear in right hand.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
28 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
9.54 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Hadrianeia
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Philippus Arabs

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of Philip the Arab, left, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse type
Emperor in military attire galopping right, holding spear in right hand.
Obverse legend
ΑVΤ ΙΟVΛΙϹ Μ ΦΙΛΙΠΟϹ
Reverse legend
ЄΠΙ ΜΑΞΙΜΟV ΑΔΡΙΑ{Ν}ЄΩ{Ν}

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/18487
Type corpus identifier
CN type 18487

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