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Uncertain mint, Nerva, cistophorus — Facade of a distyle temple with podium (CN type 22431)

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 97

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

Cistophorus in silver under Nerva, dated AD 97. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 22431 (period: Roman Imperial Period; issuing authority type: ruler).

Obverse: Laureate head of Nerva, right. Legend: IMP NERVA CAES AUG P M TR POT P P COS III. Reverse: Facade of a distyle temple with podium; inside, statue of Augustus crowned by Tyche with cornucopia. Legend: COM ASI (im Feld) ROM ET AUG (auf Architrav). Measured specimens give a mean weight of 9.93 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens) and a diameter of 27 mm (from 2 recorded specimens). Published references cited by the corpus: Amandry et al., RPC III: Roman Provincial Coinage. Vol. III: Nerva, Trajan and Hadrian (AD 96-138), London:  Paris 2015, nr. 1303; Linked type corpus; Linked type corpus.

Evidence at a glance

Linked sources
2
Photograph views
1
Catalogue references
3

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Physical characteristics

Material
silver
Denomination
cistophorus
Recorded diameter
27 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
9.93 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Authority type
Ruler
Issuing authority
Nerva

Design

Obverse type
Laureate head of Nerva, right.
Reverse type
Facade of a distyle temple with podium; inside, statue of Augustus crowned by Tyche with cornucopia.
Obverse legend
IMP NERVA CAES AUG P M TR POT P P COS III
Reverse legend
COM ASI (im Feld) ROM ET AUG (auf Architrav)

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/22431
Type corpus identifier
CN type 22431

Documentation checklist

Denomination
Recorded
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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Mint or printer mark
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Catalogue reference
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Catalogue references

  • Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 1303
  • external concordance
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