Perinthos, Marc Aurel, 5 unit (CN type 2440)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
160-161 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
Thrace5 unit in bronze struck at Perinthos in Thrace under Marc Aurel dated 160-161 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 2440. Obverse: Bust of bearded Marcus Aurelius, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Nike standing right in biga, holding palm branch in left hand.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Denomination
- 5 unit
- Recorded diameter
- 31 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 20.58 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Perinthos
- Region
- Thrace
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Marc Aurel
Design
- Obverse type
- Bust of bearded Marcus Aurelius, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
- Reverse type
- Nike standing right in biga, holding palm branch in left hand.
- Obverse legend
- ΑVΤ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑVΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ
- Reverse legend
- ΕΠΙ ΓΑΡ ΑΝΤΕΙΚΟV ΠΕΡΙΝΘΙΩΝ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/2440
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 2440
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. 165, nr. 432, pl. 24
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 8663, annot. temporary
- external concordanceRPC IV.1, 8663
Research required
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