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Ilion, Faustina II., as (CN type 20359)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

161–175 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Troas

as in bronze struck at Ilion in Troas under Faustina II. dated 161–175 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 20359. Obverse: Draped bust of Faustina II, right. Reverse: To right a cult image of Athena Ilias on a pedestal, left; before her, a man sacrificing a suspended cow, to the right.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Denomination
as
Recorded diameter
25.3–25.8 mm (from 3 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
9.35 g (mean of 3 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
To right a cult image of Athena Ilias on a pedestal, left; before her, a man sacrificing a suspended cow, to the right.
Obverse legend
ΦΑVϹΤΙΝΑ ϹЄΒΑϹΤ
Reverse legend
ΙΛΙΕΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/20359
Type corpus identifier
CN type 20359

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