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Ilion, Faustina II., as (CN type 20383)

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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 20383. Obverse: Draped bust of Faustina II, right. Reverse: Apollo standing left, leaning on a tripod with his left elbow and holding a laurel branch in his lowered right hand.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Denomination
as
Recorded diameter
25.6–26.2 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
11.3 g (mean of 2 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
Apollo standing left, leaning on a tripod with his left elbow and holding a laurel branch in his lowered right hand.
Obverse legend
ΦΑVϹΤΙΝΑ ΑVΓ ϹЄΒΑϹ
Reverse legend
ΑΠΟΛΛΩ ΕΚΑ ΤΟϹ ΙΛΙΕΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/20383
Type corpus identifier
CN type 20383

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