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Parion, Gallienus, bronze coin — Capricorn holding globe between forelegs (CN type 23174)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 253–268

Issuing entity

Mysia

Coin in bronze struck at Parion in Mysia under Gallienus, dated AD 253–268. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 23174 (period: Roman Imperial Period; issuing authority type: city).

Obverse: Laureate bust of Gallienus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Legend: IMR LICINN CA. Reverse: Capricorn holding globe (?) between forelegs, left. Behind the Capricorn a cornucopiae. Underneath the Capricorn a grid pattern (?). Legend: C G I H P. Measured specimens give a mean weight of 5.26 g (from 1 recorded specimen) and a diameter of 22–24.8 mm (from 2 recorded specimens).

Evidence at a glance

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Catalogue references
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Historical context

Publius Licinius Egnatius Gallienus served as Roman emperor alongside his father Valerian from 253 to 260, and ruled alone until his death in 268 amidst the Crisis of the Third Century. This civic bronze coin was struck under Gallienus at Parion (also known as Parium), a Greek city situated in the region of Mysia along the Hellespont. Mysia formed a territory in the northwest of ancient Asia Minor bordering the Sea of Marmara.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
22–24.8 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
5.26 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Parion
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Gallienus

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of Gallienus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse type
Capricorn holding globe (?) between forelegs, left. Behind the Capricorn a cornucopiae. Underneath the Capricorn a grid pattern (?).
Obverse legend
IMR LICINN CA
Reverse legend
C G I H P

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/23174
Type corpus identifier
CN type 23174
Source note
The corpus record cites no printed literature for this type; it rests on recorded specimens.

Documentation checklist

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Catalogue references

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