Magnesia ad Maeandrum, Nero, bronze (CN type 22980)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

54-68 n. Chr.

Coin type in bronze struck at Magnesia ad Maeandrum under Nero dated 54-68 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 22980. Obverse: Bare head of Nero, right. Reverse: Façade of a tetrastyle temple on crepidoma with window in pediment; within cult statue of Artemis Leukophryene with polos and pendent fillets, crowned by two Nikes.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
26 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
14.25 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Magnesia ad Maeandrum
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Nero

Design

Obverse type
Bare head of Nero, right.
Reverse type
Façade of a tetrastyle temple on crepidoma with window in pediment; within cult statue of Artemis Leukophryene with polos and pendent fillets, crowned by two Nikes.
Obverse legend
ΝЄΡΩΝ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ
Reverse legend
ΜΑΓΝΗΤΩΝ ΛЄΥΚΟΦΡΥΗΝΗ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/22980
Type corpus identifier
CN type 22980

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Denomination
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Issue or mint date
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Material
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Weight
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Mint or printer
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Mint or printer mark
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Catalogue reference
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Licensed photograph
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Catalogue references

  • Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 30-38
  • Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 2701
  • external concordance

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