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Hadrianeia, coin coin — Lion advancing right (CN type 19904)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

c. AD 211–217

Issuing entity

Mysia

Coin struck at Hadrianeia in Mysia, dated c. AD 211–217. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 19904 (period: Roman Imperial Period).

Obverse: Head of Heracles, right, wearing lion skin; club over left shoulder. Reverse: Lion advancing right. Legend: ΑΔΡΙΑΝΕΩΝ. Measured specimens give a diameter of 13.9–14.7 mm (from 2 recorded specimens). Published references cited by the corpus: Fritze et al., Die antiken Münzen Mysiens. 1: Adramytion - Kisthene, Berlin 1913, p. 152, nr. 436, annot. Epoche des Caracalla.

Evidence at a glance

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Photograph views
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Catalogue references
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Historical context

Hadrianeia, also known as Hadriania, was an ancient town in Mysia located near modern Dursunbey in Asiatic Turkey. The surrounding region of Mysia occupied the northwest of ancient Asia Minor on the south coast of the Sea of Marmara, bordered by territories including Bithynia, Phrygia, Lydia, and the Propontis. Struck during the Roman Imperial Period, this issue dates to circa AD 211–217, coinciding with the era associated with Caracalla.

Physical characteristics

Recorded diameter
13.9–14.7 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Hadrianeia
Region
Mysia

Design

Obverse type
Head of Heracles, right, wearing lion skin; club over left shoulder.
Reverse type
Lion advancing right.
Reverse legend
ΑΔΡΙΑΝΕΩΝ

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/19904
Type corpus identifier
CN type 19904

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