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Ilion, Faustina II., as (CN type 20384)

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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 20384. Obverse: Draped bust of Faustina II, right. Reverse: Hector in armour striding right, wearing a shield on his left arm and about to hurl a firebrand with his right hand.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Denomination
as
Recorded diameter
24.9–25.2 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
9.14 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
Hector in armour striding right, wearing a shield on his left arm and about to hurl a firebrand with his right hand.
Obverse legend
ΦΑVϹΤΙΝΑ ΑVΓ ϹЄΒΑϹ
Reverse legend
ΕΚΤΩΡ ΙΛΙΕΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/20384
Type corpus identifier
CN type 20384

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