Parion, Gallienus, bronze (CN type 23175)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
253-268 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
MysiaCoin type in bronze struck at Parion in Mysia under Gallienus dated 253-268 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 23175. Obverse: Laureate bust of Gallienus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: She-wolf standing right, feeding the twins Romulus and Remus. Underneath grid-pattern (?).
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
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/23175
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 23175
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
Research required
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