Attaea, Lucius Verus, bronze (CN type 19591)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
161-169 n.Chr.
Issuing entity
MysiaCoin type in bronze struck at Attaea in Mysia under Lucius Verus dated 161-169 n.Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 19591. Obverse: Bare head of Lucius Verus, right. Reverse: Male figure (Heros?) and Zeus; to left nude male figure (Heros?) standing right, left foot on cippus (altar?); to right Zeus, standing facing, head left, holding thunderbolt and sceptre, at his feet eagle, standing right; between them, child, standing facing.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 29 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 14.63 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Attaea
- Region
- Mysia
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Lucius Verus
Design
- Obverse type
- Bare head of Lucius Verus, right.
- Reverse type
- Male figure (Heros?) and Zeus; to left nude male figure (Heros?) standing right, left foot on cippus (altar?); to right Zeus, standing facing, head left, holding thunderbolt and sceptre, at his feet eagle, standing right; between them, child, standing facing.
- Obverse legend
- [...]ΑΙ Μ ΑΥ ΡΗ ΟV[...]
- Reverse legend
- ΕΠΙ ΡΟVΦΟV ΑΡΧ ΑΤΤΑΙΤΩΝ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/19591
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 19591
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
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 129, nr. 387
Research required
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