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Attaea, Marc Aurel, bronze coin — Athena standing left (CN type 21442)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

c. AD 179–180

Issuing entity

Mysia

Coin in bronze struck at Attaea in Mysia under Marc Aurel, dated c. AD 179–180. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 21442 (period: Roman Imperial Period; issuing authority type: city).

Obverse: Laureate bust of Commodus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Legend: ΑVΤ Κ Λ ΑVΡ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ. Reverse: Athena standing left, holding patera, spear and shield set on the ground; at her feet, altar. Legend: ΑΤΤΑΙΤΩΝ. Measured specimens give a mean weight of 7.94 g (from 1 recorded specimen) and a diameter of 19 mm (from 1 recorded specimen). Published references cited by the corpus: Heuchert, RPC IV: Roman Provincial Coinage. Vol. IV: From Antoninus Pius to Commodus (AD 138–192). online (temporary), http://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/, nr. 11605; Linked type corpus.

Evidence at a glance

Linked sources
3
Photograph views
1
Catalogue references
2

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Historical context

Struck at the city of Attaea in Mysia during the Roman Imperial Period, this coin dates to c. AD 179–180 under the reign of Emperor Marcus Aurelius (161–180). Marcus Aurelius, a member of the Nerva–Antonine dynasty, governed during the final years of the Pax Romana. In 177, his son Commodus became emperor and consul at age 16, first serving as co-emperor alongside Marcus Aurelius before ruling as sole emperor following his father's death in 180.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
19 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
7.94 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Attaea
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Marc Aurel

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of Commodus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse type
Athena standing left, holding patera, spear and shield set on the ground; at her feet, altar.
Obverse legend
ΑVΤ Κ Λ ΑVΡ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ
Reverse legend
ΑΤΤΑΙΤΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
How to identify
Check the mint name or ethnic, the reverse type and the legend together, then compare weight and module; types from the same mint often differ only in legend arrangement, magistrate names or control marks.
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/21442
Type corpus identifier
CN type 21442

Documentation checklist

Denomination
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Issue or mint date
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Material
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Weight
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Mint or printer
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Catalogue reference
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Catalogue references

  • Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 11605
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