Augusta Traiana, Gallienus, 4 unit (CN type 2291)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
253-268 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
Thrace4 unit in bronze struck at Augusta Traiana in Thrace under Gallienus dated 253-268 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 2291. Obverse: Radiate head of Gallienus, right. Reverse: Dionysus standing left, holding patera and thyrsus.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Denomination
- 4 unit
- Recorded diameter
- 22–23 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 8.2 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Augusta Traiana
- Region
- Thrace
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Gallienus
Design
- Obverse type
- Radiate head of Gallienus, right.
- Reverse type
- Dionysus standing left, holding patera and thyrsus.
- Obverse legend
- ΓΑΛΛΙΗΝΟϹ ΑVΓ
- Reverse legend
- ΑVΓΟVϹΤΗϹ ΤΡΑΙΑ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/2291
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 2291
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Documented
- 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 bibliographyp. 134, nr. 509
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 116, nr. 1397, annot. aber kein Panther.
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution