Abydos, Marc Aurel, bronze (CN type 18699)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

162–165 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Troas

Coin type in bronze struck at Abydos in Troas under Marc Aurel dated 162–165 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 18699. Obverse: Bust of bearded Marcus Aurelius, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Nude Zeus standing facing, head left, holding eagle on his right extended hand.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
29–30 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
11.54 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Abydos
Region
Troas
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Marc Aurel

Design

Obverse type
Bust of bearded Marcus Aurelius, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse type
Nude Zeus standing facing, head left, holding eagle on his right extended hand.
Obverse legend
*ΑV* Μ ΑV ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟᛈ
Reverse legend
ΕΠΙ ΑΡΧΟΝ ΠΟΜ ΡΟΥΦΟΥ ΑΒΥΔ*ΗΝ*Ω

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/18699
Type corpus identifier
CN type 18699

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