Parion, Augustus, bronze (CN type 20031)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
27 v.Chr.-14 n.Chr.
Issuing entity
MysiaCoin type in bronze struck at Parion in Mysia under Augustus dated 27 v.Chr.-14 n.Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 20031. Obverse: Bare head of Augustus, right. Reverse: Two city-founder (Augusus and Agrippa?), wearing toga, capite velato, ploughing right with two oxen.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 16.5–20 mm (from 17 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 4.54 g (mean of 22 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Parion
- Region
- Mysia
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Augustus
Design
- Obverse type
- Bare head of Augustus, right.
- Reverse type
- Two city-founder (Augusus and Agrippa?), wearing toga, capite velato, ploughing right with two oxen.
- Obverse legend
- AVG
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/20031
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 20031
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 bibliographynr. 2339-2344
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution