Perinthos, Antoninus Pius, unit (CN type 2432)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 138-161 v. Chr.
Issuing entity
Thraceunit in bronze struck at Perinthos in Thrace under Antoninus Pius dated ca. 138-161 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 2432. Obverse: Bare head of Antoninus Pius, right. Reverse: Nike standing left, holding laurel wreath and palm branch.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Denomination
- unit
- Recorded diameter
- 18–21 mm (from 4 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 3.41 g (mean of 3 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Perinthos
- Region
- Thrace
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Antoninus Pius
Design
- Obverse type
- Bare head of Antoninus Pius, right.
- Reverse type
- Nike standing left, holding laurel wreath and palm branch.
- Obverse legend
- ΑVΤ ΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ
- Reverse legend
- ΠΕΡΙΝΘΙΩΝ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/2432
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 2432
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Documented
- 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. 160, nr. 408-409, pl. 22
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 8655, annot. temporary
- external concordanceRPC IV.1, 8655
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution