Anchialos, Maximinus Thrax, bronze (CN type 21829)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
235-238
Issuing entity
ThraceCoin type in bronze struck at Anchialos in Thrace under Maximinus Thrax dated 235-238, catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 21829. Obverse: Laureate head of Maximinus Thrax, right. Reverse: Dolphin coiling around trident; between two tunnies, upper to left, lower to right.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 23–25.5 mm (from 3 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 9.94 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Anchialos
- Region
- Thrace
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Maximinus Thrax
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate head of Maximinus Thrax, right.
- Reverse type
- Dolphin coiling around trident; between two tunnies, upper to left, lower to right.
- Obverse legend
- ΑVΤ ΜΑΞΙΜΙΝΟᛈ ΕVᛈΕΒ ΑVΓ
- Reverse legend
- ΑΓΧΙΑΛΕΩΝ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/21829
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 21829
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 bibliographyp. 608, nr. 290-293, pl. 119
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 605
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution