Tomis, Pertinax, 4 unit (CN type 19479)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

193 n.Chr.

Issuing entity

Moesia inferior

4 unit struck at Tomis in Moesia inferior under Pertinax dated 193 n.Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 19479. Obverse: Laureate bust of Pertinax, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Male figure seated right, head left, on biga drawn by bull, advancing left; female figure advancing left up front, holding unidentified object in right hand.

Physical characteristics

Denomination
4 unit
Recorded diameter
26.4–26.6 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Tomis
Region
Moesia inferior
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Pertinax

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of Pertinax, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse type
Male figure seated right, head left, on biga drawn by bull, advancing left; female figure advancing left up front, holding unidentified object in right hand.
Obverse legend
ΑΥΤ Κ · Π · ЄΛΒ · ΠЄΡΤΙΝΑΞ
Reverse legend
Μ[...]ΡΟΠ ΠΟΝΤΟV ΤΟΜЄΩϹ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/19479
Type corpus identifier
CN type 19479

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Material
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Weight
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Mint or printer
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Licensed photograph
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