Apollonia ad Rhyndacum, Philippus Arabs, bronze (CN type 18506)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
244–249 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
MysiaCoin type in bronze struck at Apollonia ad Rhyndacum in Mysia under Philippus Arabs dated 244–249 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 18506. Obverse: Diademed and draped bust of Otacilia Severa, right. Reverse: Bearded river-god (Rhyndakos) reclining right, holding reed and resting on water-urn.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 20.2–20.5 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Apollonia ad Rhyndacum
- Region
- Mysia
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Philippus Arabs
Design
- Obverse type
- Diademed and draped bust of Otacilia Severa, right.
- Reverse type
- Bearded river-god (Rhyndakos) reclining right, holding reed and resting on water-urn.
- Obverse legend
- ϹЄVΗΡΑ ϹЄΒ
- Reverse legend
- ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝΙΑΤΩΝ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/18506
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 18506
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- Issue or mint date
- Documented
- Material
- Documented
- Weight
- Research required
- Mint or printer
- Documented
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Documented
- Licensed photograph
- Documented
Catalogue references
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 98, nr. 308
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 20093
- external concordance
Research required
- Weight not recorded in the source corpus
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution