Adramyttion, Gallienus, bronze (CN type 2956)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
253-268 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
MysiaCoin type in bronze struck at Adramyttion in Mysia under Gallienus dated 253-268 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 2956. Obverse: Laureate bust of Gallienus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Nike standing left, holding laurel wreath and palm branch.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 22 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 6.14 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Adramyttion
- Region
- Mysia
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Gallienus
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate bust of Gallienus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
- Reverse type
- Nike standing left, holding laurel wreath and palm branch.
- Obverse legend
- ΑVΤ Κ Π Λ Ο ΓΑΛΛΗΝΟϹ
- Reverse legend
- ΕΠΙ ΒΙΚΤΟΡΟϹ ΑΔΡΑΜVΤΗΝΩΝ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/2956
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 2956
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. 238, nr. 274
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 62, nr. 195
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution