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Adramyttion, Maximus, bronze coin — Athena standing facing (CN type 2938)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 235–238

Issuing entity

Mysia

Coin in bronze struck at Adramyttion in Mysia under Maximus, dated AD 235–238. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 2938 (period: Roman Imperial Period; issuing authority type: city).

Obverse: Bare-headed bust of Maximus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Legend: Γ Ι Β ΜΑΖΙΜΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ϹЄΒ. Reverse: Athena standing facing, head left, wearing long garment and helmet, holding patera in outstretched right hand and left hand resting on shield placed on ground; behind, a lance. Legend: ЄΠΙ ϹΤΡΑ ЄVΤVΧΟVϹ ΑΔΡΑΜVΤΗΝΩΝ. Measured specimens give a mean weight of 8.12 g (from 1 recorded specimen) and a diameter of 26 mm (from 1 recorded specimen).

Published references cited by the corpus: Calomino, RPC VI: Roman Provincial Coinage. Vol. VI: From Elagabalus to Maximinus Thrax (AD 218–238). online, nr. 4141; Stauber et al., Die Bucht von Adramytteion, Bonn 1996, p. 234, nr. 250; Fritze et al., Die antiken Münzen Mysiens. 1: Adramytion - Kisthene, Berlin 1913, p. 57, nr. 173; Linked type corpus, RPC VI, 4141.

Evidence at a glance

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Historical context

Adramyttion, also known as Adramyttium, was an ancient city located in modern-day Turkey. It stood in the historical region of Mysia, an area in northwestern Asia Minor bounded by regions such as Aeolis, Lydia, Phrygia, and the Propontis. Struck between AD 235 and 238, this civic bronze coin was produced by the local authorities at Adramyttion under the authority of Maximus during the Roman Imperial Period.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
26 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
8.12 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Adramyttion
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Maximus

Design

Obverse type
Bare-headed bust of Maximus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse type
Athena standing facing, head left, wearing long garment and helmet, holding patera in outstretched right hand and left hand resting on shield placed on ground; behind, a lance.
Obverse legend
Γ Ι Β ΜΑΖΙΜΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ϹЄΒ
Reverse legend
ЄΠΙ ϹΤΡΑ ЄVΤVΧΟVϹ ΑΔΡΑΜVΤΗΝΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
How to identify
Check the mint name or ethnic, the reverse type and the legend together, then compare weight and module; types from the same mint often differ only in legend arrangement, magistrate names or control marks.
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/2938
Type corpus identifier
CN type 2938

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