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Samothrake, bronze (CN type 19484)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

ca. 1.-2. Jh. n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Thrace

Coin type in bronze struck at Samothrake in Thrace dated ca. 1.-2. Jh. n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 19484. Obverse: Draped bust of Athena to right, with helmet and with aegis. Reverse: Cybele enthroned left, wearing a polos, holding patera in outstretched right hand and pelleted sceptre in left arm.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
18.7–19.7 mm (from 4 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
6.11 g (mean of 5 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Samothrake
Region
Thrace
Authority type
City

Design

Obverse type
Draped bust of Athena to right, with helmet and with aegis.
Reverse type
Cybele enthroned left, wearing a polos, holding patera in outstretched right hand and pelleted sceptre in left arm.
Reverse legend
ϹΑΜΟΘΡΑΚΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/19484
Type corpus identifier
CN type 19484

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