Philippopolis, Antoninus Pius, 4 unit (CN type 21128)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
138-161 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
Thrace4 unit in bronze struck at Philippopolis in Thrace under Antoninus Pius dated 138-161 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 21128. Obverse: Laureate head of Antoninus Pius, right. Reverse: Apollo (Bonus Eventus) standing left, holding patera and laurel-branch; at his feet, lighted and garlanded altar.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Denomination
- 4 unit
- Recorded diameter
- 24.4–26 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 9.43 g (mean of 3 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Philippopolis
- Region
- Thrace
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Antoninus Pius
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate head of Antoninus Pius, right.
- Reverse type
- Apollo (Bonus Eventus) standing left, holding patera and laurel-branch; at his feet, lighted and garlanded altar.
- Obverse legend
- ΑV ΚΑΙ Τ ΑΙ ΑΔΡΙ - ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ
- Reverse legend
- ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/21128
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 21128
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Documented
- Issue or mint date
- Documented
- Material
- Documented
- Weight
- Documented
- Mint or printer
- Documented
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Documented
- Licensed photograph
- Documented
Catalogue references
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 68, nr. VI.31.2.2.1-5
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. IV.1, nr. 7438 temp.
- external concordance
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution