Ilion, Crispina, dupondius (CN type 20327)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

178–183 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Troas

dupondius in bronze struck at Ilion in Troas under Crispina dated 178–183 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 20327. Obverse: Draped bust of Crispina, right. Border of dots. Reverse: Zeus Idaios enthroned, right, leaning on sceptre with his right hand and holding a figure of Athena Ilias in his left.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Denomination
dupondius
Recorded diameter
28.2–28.4 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
9.67 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Ilion
Region
Troas
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Crispina

Design

Obverse type
Draped bust of Crispina, right. Border of dots.
Reverse type
Zeus Idaios enthroned, right, leaning on sceptre with his right hand and holding a figure of Athena Ilias in his left.
Obverse legend
ΚΡΙϹΠЄΙΝΑ ϹЄΒΑϹΤΗ
Reverse legend
ΔΙΑ ΙΔΑΙ ΙΛΙЄΙϹ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/20327
Type corpus identifier
CN type 20327

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