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Assos, Trajan, bronze (CN type 18675)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

98–117 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Troas

Coin type in bronze struck at Assos in Troas under Trajan dated 98–117 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 18675. Obverse: Diademed and draped bust of Plotina, right. Reverse: Veiled goddess in long garment standing facing, raising right hand and holding cista mystica in left hand.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
18.4–20.7 mm (from 6 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
5.21 g (mean of 5 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Assos
Region
Troas
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Trajan

Design

Obverse type
Diademed and draped bust of Plotina, right.
Reverse type
Veiled goddess in long garment standing facing, raising right hand and holding cista mystica in left hand.
Obverse legend
ΠΛΟΤЄΙΝΑ ϹЄΒΑϹ
Reverse legend
ΑϹϹΙΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/18675
Type corpus identifier
CN type 18675

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