Apollonia ad Rhyndacum, Philippus Arabs, bronze (CN type 18506)

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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 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

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Material
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Weight
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