Adramyttion, Maximus, bronze (CN type 2940)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
235-238 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
MysiaCoin type in bronze struck at Adramyttion in Mysia under Maximus dated 235-238 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 2940. Obverse: Bare-headed bust of Maximus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Homonoia standing left, wearing kalathos, holding patera in right hand and cornucopia in left arm.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 25 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 7.32 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
- Homonoia standing left, wearing kalathos, holding patera in right hand and cornucopia in left arm.
- Obverse legend
- Γ Ι Β ΜΑΖΙΜΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ϹЄΒ
- Reverse legend
- ЄΠΙ ϹΤΡΑ ЄVΤVΧΟVϹ ΑΔΡΑΜVΤΗΝΩΝ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/2940
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 2940
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 bibliographynr. 4139
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 234, nr. 252
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 57, nr. 175
- external concordanceRPC VI, 4139
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution