Kyzikos, Gallienus, bronze (CN type 22681)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
260-268 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
MysiaCoin type in bronze struck at Kyzikos in Mysia under Gallienus dated 260-268 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 22681. Obverse: Laureate bust of Gallienus, left, wearing cuirass and paludamentum, holding spear and shield. Reverse: Building with door; at top three statues of Demeter carrying torches; on both sides flaming torch entwined by serpent.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 22.9 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 7.38 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Kyzikos
- Region
- Mysia
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Gallienus
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate bust of Gallienus, left, wearing cuirass and paludamentum, holding spear and shield.
- Reverse type
- Building with door; at top three statues of Demeter carrying torches; on both sides flaming torch entwined by serpent.
- Obverse legend
- ΑVΤ Κ Π ΛΙΚ ΓΑΛΛΙΗΝΟϹ
- Reverse legend
- ϹΤΡΑ ΚΡΑ ΒΑϹΙΛЄΩϹ ΚΥΖΙΚΗΝΩΝ ΔΙϹ ΝЄΩΚΟΡΩΝ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/22681
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 22681
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- 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 bibliographynr. 887
- external concordance
Research required
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