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Ilion, Faustina II., as (CN type 20358)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

ca. 164–166 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Troas

as in bronze struck at Ilion in Troas under Faustina II. dated ca. 164–166 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 20358. Obverse: Draped bust of Faustina II, right. 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
as
Recorded diameter
24.8–26 mm (from 4 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
8.71 g (mean of 5 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Ilion
Region
Troas
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Faustina II.

Design

Obverse type
Draped bust of Faustina II, right.
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
ΦΑVϹΤΙΝΑ ϹЄΒΑϹΤ
Reverse legend
ΔΙΑ ΙΔΑΙΟΝ ΙΛΙΕΙϹ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/20358
Type corpus identifier
CN type 20358

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