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Parion, Gallienus, bronze coin — She-wolf standing right (CN type 23175)

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

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 23175 (period: Roman Imperial Period; issuing authority type: city).

Obverse: Laureate bust of Gallienus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Legend: IMP C P LICIN. Reverse: She-wolf standing right, feeding the twins Romulus and Remus. Underneath grid-pattern (?). Legend: C G I H P. Measured specimens give a mean weight of 10.58 g (from 1 recorded specimen) and a diameter of 29 mm (from 1 recorded specimen). Published references cited by the corpus: Linked type corpus.

Evidence at a glance

Linked sources
2
Photograph views
1
Catalogue references
1

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Historical context

This bronze coin was issued by the Greek city of Parion (also known as Parium), situated in Adrasteia in Mysia on the Hellespont. It was struck during the Roman Imperial Period under Gallienus, who reigned as Roman emperor alongside his father Valerian from 253 to 260 and as sole ruler from 260 to 268. Gallienus presided over the Roman Empire during the Crisis of the Third Century until his assassination outside Mediolanum in 268.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
29 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
10.58 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
She-wolf standing right, feeding the twins Romulus and Remus. Underneath grid-pattern (?).
Obverse legend
IMP C P LICIN
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/23175
Type corpus identifier
CN type 23175

Documentation checklist

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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Catalogue reference
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Catalogue references

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