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Ilion, Vespasian, quadrans (CN type 20417)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

69–79 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Troas

quadrans in bronze struck at Ilion in Troas under Vespasian dated 69–79 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 20417. Obverse: Laureate head of Vespasian, right. Reverse: Confronted laureate busts of Titus and Domitian, between them a helmeted statue of Athena, facing, holding spear and shield.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Denomination
quadrans
Recorded diameter
19.4–24 mm (from 20 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
7.04 g (mean of 13 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Ilion
Region
Troas
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Vespasian

Design

Obverse type
Laureate head of Vespasian, right.
Reverse type
Confronted laureate busts of Titus and Domitian, between them a helmeted statue of Athena, facing, holding spear and shield.
Obverse legend
ΑΥΤΟΚ Κ ϹЄΒΑϹ ΟΥЄϹΠΑϹΙΑΝΟϹ
Reverse legend
ΤΙΤW ΚΑΙϹΑΡΙ ΔΟΜΙΤΙΑΝW ΚΑΙϹ ΙΛΙ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/20417
Type corpus identifier
CN type 20417

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