Abdera, Vespasian, bronze coin — Laureate head of Domitian (CN type 22477)
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
AD 69–79
Issuing entity
ThraceCoin in bronze struck at Abdera in Thrace under Vespasian, dated AD 69–79. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 22477 (period: Roman Imperial Period; issuing authority type: city).
Obverse: Laureate head of Vespasian, right. Legend: ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤΟΡΙ ΟΥΕϹΠΑϹΙΑΝΩ. Reverse: Laureate head of Domitian, right. Legend: ΔΟΜΙΤΙΑΝΩ ΚΑΙϹΑΡΙ ΑΒΔΗΡΕΙΤΑΙ. Measured specimens give a mean weight of 8.54 g (from 1 recorded specimen) and a diameter of 22.8 mm (from 1 recorded specimen). Published references cited by the corpus: Kapossy and Righetti, Sylloge nummorum Graecorum. Schweiz. 2: Münzen der Antike: Katalog der Sammlung Jean-Pierre Righetti im Bernischen Historischen Museum, Bern 1993, nr. 3058; Burnett et al., RPC II: Roman Provincial Coinage. Vol. II: From Vespasian to Domitian (AD 69-96)., London [u.a.] 1999, nr. 357; Linked type corpus.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 4
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 3
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Historical context
Vespasian reigned as Roman emperor from 69 to 79 after emerging victorious from the civil war known as the Year of the Four Emperors, establishing the Flavian dynasty. His younger son Domitian held a ceremonial role during his reign before later becoming emperor himself from 81 to 96. This coin was minted during Vespasian's rule by the civic authorities of Abdera in Thrace, an ancient Greek polis situated on the Thracian coast opposite the island of Thasos.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 22.8 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 8.54 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Abdera
- Region
- Thrace
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Vespasian
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate head of Vespasian, right.
- Reverse type
- Laureate head of Domitian, right.
- Obverse legend
- ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤΟΡΙ ΟΥΕϹΠΑϹΙΑΝΩ
- Reverse legend
- ΔΟΜΙΤΙΑΝΩ ΚΑΙϹΑΡΙ ΑΒΔΗΡΕΙΤΑΙ
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/22477
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 22477
Documentation checklist
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- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
- Recorded
- Weight
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- Mint or printer
- Recorded
- Mint or printer mark
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- Catalogue reference
- Recorded
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- Recorded
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