Bizye, Hadrian, 5 unit (CN type 21880)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

117-119 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Thrace

5 unit in bronze struck at Bizye in Thrace under Hadrian dated 117-119 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 21880. Obverse: Laureate head of Hadrian, right. Reverse: City gate with arched half-open door, flanked by two towers; above, gallery of five arches with statues inside.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Denomination
5 unit
Recorded diameter
32 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Bizye
Region
Thrace
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Hadrian

Design

Obverse type
Laureate head of Hadrian, right.
Reverse type
City gate with arched half-open door, flanked by two towers; above, gallery of five arches with statues inside.
Obverse legend
ΑVΤΟ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟϹ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ϹΕΒ ΓΕΡ
Reverse legend
ΕΠΙ ΜΑΙ ΝΕΠ ΠΡΕϹΒ ΚΑΙ ΑΝΤ ΒΙΖVΗΝΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/21880
Type corpus identifier
CN type 21880

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Material
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Mint or printer
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