Nikopolis ad Istrum, Elagabal, bronze (CN type 24304)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
218-222 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
Moesia inferiorCoin type in bronze struck at Nikopolis ad Istrum in Moesia inferior under Elagabal dated 218-222 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 24304. Obverse: Laureate bust of Elagabalus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Athena standing left, feeding serpent entwined around olive-tree in front of her with right hand; holding spear in left hand, shield on ground.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 26 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 12.92 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Nikopolis ad Istrum
- Region
- Moesia inferior
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Elagabal
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate bust of Elagabalus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
- Reverse type
- Athena standing left, feeding serpent entwined around olive-tree in front of her with right hand; holding spear in left hand, shield on ground.
- Obverse legend
- ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑVΡΗ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ
- Reverse legend
- VΠ ΝΟΒΙΟV ΡΟVΦΟV ΝΙΚΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ ΠΡΟϹ ΙϹΤ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/24304
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 24304
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
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 482, nr. 1921
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 1173
- external concordance
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution