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Ilion, quadrans (CN type 20430)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

117–192 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Troas

quadrans in bronze struck at Ilion in Troas dated 117–192 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 20430. Obverse: Female bust with mural crown, right; before her, a lituus. Reverse: Zeus in the form of an eagle left, abducting Ganymede with Phrygian cap, chlamys and holding pedum in right hand.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Denomination
quadrans
Recorded diameter
17–18.6 mm (from 14 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
3.47 g (mean of 7 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Ilion
Region
Troas
Authority type
City

Design

Obverse type
Female bust with mural crown, right; before her, a lituus.
Reverse type
Zeus in the form of an eagle left, abducting Ganymede with Phrygian cap, chlamys and holding pedum in right hand.
Obverse legend
ΘЄΑ ΡΩΜΗ
Reverse legend
ΙΛΙ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/20430
Type corpus identifier
CN type 20430

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