Abydos, Augustus, bronze (CN type 3321)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
14-37 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
TroasCoin type in bronze struck at Abydos in Troas under Augustus dated 14-37 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 3321. Obverse: Laureate head of Tiberius (?), right. Reverse: Lyre.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 12–15 mm (from 3 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 1.72 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Abydos
- Region
- Troas
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Augustus
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate head of Tiberius (?), right.
- Reverse type
- Lyre.
- Obverse legend
- ϹЄΒΑϹΤΟΥ
- Reverse legend
- ΑΒΥΔΗ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/3321
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 3321
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. 2
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 389, nr. 2289, pl. 102, pic. 2289
- external concordanceRPC I, 2289
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution