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Ilion, Marc Aurel, sestertius (CN type 20393)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

161–180 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Troas

sestertius in bronze struck at Ilion in Troas under Marc Aurel dated 161–180 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 20393. Obverse: Laureate bust of bearded Marcus Aurelius, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Armoured Hector on galloping biga, left, holding a shield and spear in his left hand and his upraised right hand about to hurl a stone.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Denomination
sestertius
Recorded diameter
34.3–36 mm (from 4 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
24.36 g (mean of 3 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Ilion
Region
Troas
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Marc Aurel

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of bearded Marcus Aurelius, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse type
Armoured Hector on galloping biga, left, holding a shield and spear in his left hand and his upraised right hand about to hurl a stone.
Obverse legend
ΑV ΚΑΙ ΜΑΡ ΑVΡΗ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙ ΑVΓ
Reverse legend
ΕΚΤΩΡ ΙΛΙΕΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/20393
Type corpus identifier
CN type 20393

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