Alexandria Troas, Maximinus Thrax, bronze (CN type 19161)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
236–238 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
TroasCoin type in bronze struck at Alexandria Troas in Troas under Maximinus Thrax dated 236–238 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 19161. Obverse: Bare-headed bust of Maximus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Horse grazing right on ground-line.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 23.9 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 23.9 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Alexandria Troas
- Region
- Troas
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Maximinus Thrax
Design
- Obverse type
- Bare-headed bust of Maximus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
- Reverse type
- Horse grazing right on ground-line.
- Obverse legend
- IVL V MAXIMVS (retrograde S) C
- Reverse legend
- CO AVG (TRO)
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/19161
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 19161
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
Research required
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