Perinthos, Marc Aurel, Double unit (CN type 2455)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
139-161 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
ThraceDouble unit in bronze struck at Perinthos in Thrace under Marc Aurel dated 139-161 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 2455. Obverse: Laureate head of Marcus Aurelius, right. Reverse: Artemis standing right, holding torch and bow.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Denomination
- Double unit
- Recorded diameter
- 20.8 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 5.38 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Perinthos
- Region
- Thrace
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Marc Aurel
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate head of Marcus Aurelius, right.
- Reverse type
- Artemis standing right, holding torch and bow.
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/2455
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 2455
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 bibliographynr. 422-430
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 161-162, nr. 411-418
Research required
- Legends not transcribed in the source corpus
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution