Nikopolis ad Istrum, Iulia Domna, bronze (CN type 20922)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

201-205 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Moesia inferior

Coin type in bronze struck at Nikopolis ad Istrum in Moesia inferior under Iulia Domna dated 201-205 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 20922. Obverse: Draped bust of Julia Domna, right. Reverse: Bearded river-god reclining left, holding branch?, resting on water-urn.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
25.7 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
10.6 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Nikopolis ad Istrum
Region
Moesia inferior
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Iulia Domna

Design

Obverse type
Draped bust of Julia Domna, right.
Reverse type
Bearded river-god reclining left, holding branch?, resting on water-urn.
Obverse legend
ΙΟVΛΙΑ ΔΟΜΝΑ ϹΕ
Reverse legend
VΠ ΑVΡ ΓΑΛΛΟV ΝΙΚΟΠΟΛΙ ΠΡΟϹ Ι

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/20922
Type corpus identifier
CN type 20922

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