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Hadrianoi, Antoninus Pius, bronze coin — Hygieia and Asclepius standing facing each other (CN type 19812)

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 138–161

Issuing entity

Mysia

Coin in bronze struck at Hadrianoi in Mysia under Antoninus Pius, dated AD 138–161. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 19812 (period: Roman Imperial Period; issuing authority type: city).

Obverse: Laureate head of Antoninus Pius, right. Legend: ΑVΤΟ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ. Reverse: Hygieia and Asclepius standing facing each other; Hygieia holding serpent and patera; Asclepius holding serpent staff. Legend: ΑΔΡΙΑΝΩΝ [..] ΠΟ?. Measured specimens give a mean weight of 27.99 g (from 1 recorded specimen). Published references cited by the corpus: Fritze et al., Die antiken Münzen Mysiens. 1: Adramytion - Kisthene, Berlin 1913, p. 180, nr. 513(2*).

Evidence at a glance

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3
Photograph views
1
Catalogue references
1

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Historical context

Antoninus Pius served as Roman emperor from AD 138 to 161, having been adopted by Emperor Hadrian as his son and successor shortly before Hadrian's death. Hadrianoi, situated near Mount Olympus, was an ancient town built by Hadrian. Operating as a civic issuing authority during the Roman Imperial Period, the city struck this bronze coinage during the reign of Antoninus Pius.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded mean weight
27.99 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Hadrianoi
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Antoninus Pius

Design

Obverse type
Laureate head of Antoninus Pius, right.
Reverse type
Hygieia and Asclepius standing facing each other; Hygieia holding serpent and patera; Asclepius holding serpent staff.
Obverse legend
ΑVΤΟ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ
Reverse legend
ΑΔΡΙΑΝΩΝ [...] ΠΟ?

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
How to identify
Check the mint name or ethnic, the reverse type and the legend together, then compare weight and module; types from the same mint often differ only in legend arrangement, magistrate names or control marks.
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/19812
Type corpus identifier
CN type 19812

Documentation checklist

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Mint or printer
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