Kallatis, Philippus Arabs, bronze coin — Nude Apollo or Bonus Eventus standing facing (CN type 22493)
Record status
Individual type · research required
Issuing entity
Moesia inferiorCoin in bronze struck at Kallatis in Moesia inferior under Philippus Arabs. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 22493 (period: Roman Imperial Period; issuing authority type: city).
Obverse: Laureate bust of Philip the Arab, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Legend: ΑVΤ Μ ΙΟVΛ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟϹ ΑVΓ. Reverse: Nude Apollo or Bonus Eventus standing facing, head left, holding patera in outstretched right hand over lighted and garlanded altar and branch in lowered left hand. Legend: ΚΑΛΛΑ-ΤΙΑΝΩΝ. Measured specimens give a mean weight of 7.66 g (from 1 recorded specimen) and a diameter of 26.7 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. 216, pl. 15; Pick, Die antiken Münzen Nord-Griechenlands. 1. Die antiken Münzen von Dacien und Moesien. 1. Halbbd. I 1, Berlin 1898, nr. 357-358; Linked type corpus.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 4
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 3
Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.
Historical context
Marcus Julius Philippus, known as Philip the Arab, ruled as Roman emperor from 244 to 249 following the death of Gordian III. Born in Shahba, Syria, he negotiated peace with the Sasanian Empire and repelled incursions along the Danube before facing rebellions late in his reign. This bronze coin was issued under his authority by the coastal Black Sea city of Callatis, situated in Moesia inferior.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 26.7 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 7.66 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Kallatis
- Region
- Moesia inferior
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Philippus Arabs
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate bust of Philip the Arab, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
- Reverse type
- Nude Apollo or Bonus Eventus standing facing, head left, holding patera in outstretched right hand over lighted and garlanded altar and branch in lowered left hand.
- Obverse legend
- ΑVΤ Μ ΙΟVΛ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟϹ ΑVΓ
- Reverse legend
- ΚΑΛΛΑ-ΤΙΑΝΩΝ
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/22493
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 22493
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
- Recorded
- Weight
- Recorded
- Mint or printer
- Recorded
- Mint or printer mark
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- Catalogue reference
- Recorded
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- Recorded
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Catalogue references
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 216, pl. 15
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 357-358
- external concordance
Research required
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