Hadrianoi, Philippus Arabs, bronze (CN type 18497)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

244–249 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Mysia

Coin type in bronze struck at Hadrianoi in Mysia under Philippus Arabs dated 244–249 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 18497. Obverse: Radiate bust of Philip the Arab, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Hercules standing right, leaning on club set on rock, holding lion skin in left arm.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded mean weight
2.81 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Hadrianoi
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Philippus Arabs

Design

Obverse type
Radiate bust of Philip the Arab, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse type
Hercules standing right, leaning on club set on rock, holding lion skin in left arm.
Obverse legend
Α Κ Μ ΙΟ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟ ΑV
Reverse legend
ΑΔΡΙΑΝΩΝ

Identification

Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/18497
Type corpus identifier
CN type 18497

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Issue or mint date
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Material
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Weight
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Mint or printer
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Mint or printer mark
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Catalogue reference
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Licensed photograph
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