Mesembria, Philippus iunior, 4 unit (CN type 221)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
244-247 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
Thrace4 unit in bronze struck at Mesembria in Thrace under Philippus iunior dated 244-247 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 221. Obverse: Confronted busts of Philippus iunior, bare-headed, and of Serapis, wearing kalathos. Reverse: Demeter (Hygieia?) standing left, holding patera and torch? entwined by serpent.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Denomination
- 4 unit
- Recorded diameter
- 23–27 mm (from 7 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 11.55 g (mean of 5 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Mesembria
- Region
- Thrace
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Philippus iunior
Design
- Obverse type
- Confronted busts of Philippus iunior, bare-headed, and of Serapis, wearing kalathos.
- Reverse type
- Demeter (Hygieia?) standing left, holding patera and torch? entwined by serpent.
- Obverse legend
- ΜΑΡ ΙΟVΛΙΟϹ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ
- Reverse legend
- ΜΕϹΑΜΒΡΙΑΝΩΝ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/221
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 221
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. 438-440, nr. 396-410, pic. 396-410
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 359, nr. 4284
- external concordanceRPC VIII, (unassigned; ID 48383)
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution