Miletoupolis, Philippus Arabs, bronze (CN type 18498)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

244–249 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Mysia

Coin type in bronze struck at Miletoupolis in Mysia under Philippus Arabs dated 244–249 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 18498. Obverse: Laureate bust of Philip the Arab, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Tyche standing left, wearing kalathos, holding rudder and cornucopia.

Physical characteristics

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

Technical characteristics

Mint
Miletoupolis
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Philippus Arabs

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of Philip the Arab, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse type
Tyche standing left, wearing kalathos, holding rudder and cornucopia.
Obverse legend
ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΙΟVΛ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟϹ ΑVΓΟV
Reverse legend
ϹΤΡ ΑVΡ ΚΡΙϹΠΟV ΜΕΙΛΗΤΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/18498
Type corpus identifier
CN type 18498

Documentation checklist

Denomination
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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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Catalogue reference
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Licensed photograph
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Catalogue references

  • Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 20118
  • external concordance

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