Abydos, Maximinus Thrax, bronze (CN type 19008)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
235–238 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
TroasCoin type in bronze struck at Abydos in Troas under Maximinus Thrax dated 235–238 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 19008. Obverse: Laureate bust of Maximinus Thrax, right, wearing paludamentum. Reverse: Hero and Leander; to left, nude Leander swimming right; behind, helmet, cloak, sword and shield, below, fish; above, Eros, holding torch; to right, Hero standing on top of tower, holding lamp.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 35 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 21.09 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Abydos
- Region
- Troas
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Maximinus Thrax
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate bust of Maximinus Thrax, right, wearing paludamentum.
- Reverse type
- Hero and Leander; to left, nude Leander swimming right; behind, helmet, cloak, sword and shield, below, fish; above, Eros, holding torch; to right, Hero standing on top of tower, holding lamp.
- Obverse legend
- ΑV Γ ΙΟV ΟVΗ ΜΑΞΙΜЄΝΟϹ (sic)
- Reverse legend
- ΑΒVΔΗΝΩ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/19008
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 19008
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- Issue or mint date
- Documented
- Material
- Documented
- Weight
- Documented
- Mint or printer
- Documented
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Documented
- Licensed photograph
- Documented
Catalogue references
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