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Pitane, Marc Aurel, bronze (CN type 22567)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

166-180 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Mysia

Coin type in bronze struck at Pitane in Mysia under Marc Aurel dated 166-180 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 22567. Obverse: Laureate bust of bearded Marcus Aurelius, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Athena standing facing, head left, wearing long garment and helmet, holding patera in outstretched right hand and left hand resting on shield placed on ground.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
28.3 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
18.04 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Pitane
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Marc Aurel

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of bearded Marcus Aurelius, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse type
Athena standing facing, head left, wearing long garment and helmet, holding patera in outstretched right hand and left hand resting on shield placed on ground.
Obverse legend
ΑV ΚΑΙ Μ ΑVΡΗΛΙΟϹ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙ[...]
Reverse legend
ЄΠΙ ϹΤΡ Π ΑΙ ΒΑϹϹΟΥ ΠΙΤΑΝΑΙΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/22567
Type corpus identifier
CN type 22567

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