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Nikopolis ad Istrum, Iulia Domna, bronze (CN type 24290)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

193-217 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Moesia inferior

Coin type in bronze struck at Nikopolis ad Istrum in Moesia inferior under Iulia Domna dated 193-217 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 24290. Obverse: Draped bust of Julia Domna, right. Reverse: Winged Eros with torch to the right; sleeping on a lion's skin

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
22 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
5.76 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Nikopolis ad Istrum
Region
Moesia inferior
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Iulia Domna

Design

Obverse type
Draped bust of Julia Domna, right.
Reverse type
Winged Eros with torch to the right; sleeping on a lion's skin
Obverse legend
ΙΟVΛΙΑ ΔΟΜΝΑ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΗ
Reverse legend
ΝΙΚΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ ΠΡΟϹ ΙϹΤ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/24290
Type corpus identifier
CN type 24290

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