Apollonia ad Rhyndacum, Philippus Arabs, bronze (CN type 18503)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

244–249 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Mysia

Coin type in bronze struck at Apollonia ad Rhyndacum in Mysia under Philippus Arabs dated 244–249 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 18503. Obverse: Laureate bust of Philip the Arab, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum; scepter on shoulder. Reverse: Façade of an hexastyle temple; within Apollo standing right, leaning on column.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
35 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
30.39 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Apollonia ad Rhyndacum
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Philippus Arabs

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of Philip the Arab, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum; scepter on shoulder.
Reverse type
Façade of an hexastyle temple; within Apollo standing right, leaning on column.
Obverse legend
Μ ΙΟVΛΙΟϹ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟϹ ΑVΓ
Reverse legend
ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝΙΑΤΩΝ ΠΡΟϹ ΡVΝΔΑΚΩ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/18503
Type corpus identifier
CN type 18503

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Catalogue references

  • Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 20090
  • external concordance

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