Ilion, Marc Aurel, bronze (CN type 24545)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
164–166 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
TroasCoin type in bronze struck at Ilion in Troas under Marc Aurel dated 164–166 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 24545. Obverse: Laureate bust of bearded Marcus Aurelius, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: She-wolf standing right and feeding the twins, above her a standing eagle with its wings spread.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 32.5–34.5 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 24.39 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Ilion
- Region
- Troas
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Marc Aurel
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate bust of bearded Marcus Aurelius, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
- Reverse type
- She-wolf standing right and feeding the twins, above her a standing eagle with its wings spread.
- Obverse legend
- ΑV ΚΑΙ ΜΑΡ ΑVΡΗ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙ ΑVΓ
- Reverse legend
- ΙΛΙΕΩΝ
Identification
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/24545
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 24545
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. 52, nr. T151
- external concordance
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution