Attaea, Marc Aurel, bronze (CN type 21442)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 179-180 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
MysiaCoin type in bronze struck at Attaea in Mysia under Marc Aurel dated ca. 179-180 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 21442. Obverse: Laureate bust of Commodus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Athena standing left, holding patera, spear and shield set on the ground; at her feet, altar.
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
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/21442
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 21442
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- 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 bibliographynr. 11605
- external concordance
Research required
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