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Ilion, Caligula, as (CN type 18604)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

41 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Troas

as in bronze struck at Ilion in Troas under Caligula dated 41 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 18604. Obverse: Laureate head of Caligula right and radiate head of Augustus left, facing each other. Reverse: Bust of Roma and bust of the female personification of the Roman senate, facing each other; between, statue of Athena.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Denomination
as
Recorded diameter
23–28 mm (from 11 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
10.98 g (mean of 9 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Ilion
Region
Troas
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Caligula

Design

Obverse type
Laureate head of Caligula right and radiate head of Augustus left, facing each other.
Reverse type
Bust of Roma and bust of the female personification of the Roman senate, facing each other; between, statue of Athena.
Obverse legend
ΓΑΙΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ΘЄΟϹ ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤΩΡ ϹЄΒΑϹΤΟΙ
Reverse legend
ΘЄΑ ΡΩΜΗ ΙЄΡΑ ΣΥΝΚΛΗΤΟϹ ΙΛΙ

Identification

Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/18604
Type corpus identifier
CN type 18604

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