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Pionia, Iulia Domna, bronze coin — Horseman riding right (CN type 19848)

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 193–217

Issuing entity

Troas

Coin in bronze struck at Pionia in Troas under Iulia Domna, dated AD 193–217. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 19848 (period: Roman Imperial Period; issuing authority type: city).

Obverse: Draped bust of Julia Domna, right. Legend: ΙΟVΛΙΑ ΔΟΜΝΑ ϹЄΒΑϹ. Reverse: Horseman riding right; to right, tree entwined by serpent. Legend: ϹΤΡ ΑV(Ρ) ΒΑϹϹΟV ΠΙΟΝΙΤΩΝ. Measured specimens give a mean weight of 13.78 g (from 1 recorded specimen) and a diameter of 27.9–28 mm (from 3 recorded specimens). Published references cited by the corpus: Imhoof-Blumer, Kleinasiatische Münzen: 2 Bände in einem Band., Wien 1901, p. 41, nr. 2; Linked type corpus.

Evidence at a glance

Linked sources
3
Photograph views
1
Catalogue references
2

Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.

Historical context

Julia Domna was Roman empress from 193 to 211 as the wife of Emperor Septimius Severus, becoming the first empress of the Severan dynasty. Following Severus's death in 211, she received the title combination "Pia Felix Augusta" and remained influential during the reign of her son Caracalla until her death in 217. This bronze coin was issued under her name by the city authority of Pionia in Troas.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
27.9–28 mm (from 3 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
13.78 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Pionia
Region
Troas
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Iulia Domna

Design

Obverse type
Draped bust of Julia Domna, right.
Reverse type
Horseman riding right; to right, tree entwined by serpent.
Obverse legend
ΙΟVΛΙΑ ΔΟΜΝΑ ϹЄΒΑϹ
Reverse legend
ϹΤΡ ΑV(Ρ) ΒΑϹϹΟV ΠΙΟΝΙΤΩΝ

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/19848
Type corpus identifier
CN type 19848

Documentation checklist

Denomination
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Issue or mint date
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Material
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Weight
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Mint or printer
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Mint or printer mark
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Catalogue reference
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Catalogue references

  • Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 41, nr. 2
  • external concordance

Research required

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