Abydos, Hadrian, bronze (CN type 3361)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
117-138 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
TroasCoin type in bronze struck at Abydos in Troas under Hadrian dated 117-138 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 3361. Obverse: Laureate head of Hadrian, right. Reverse: Cult statue of turreted Artemis standing facing, holding branch in left hand.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 14–15 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 2.4 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Abydos
- Region
- Troas
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Hadrian
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate head of Hadrian, right.
- Reverse type
- Cult statue of turreted Artemis standing facing, holding branch in left hand.
- Obverse legend
- ΚΑΙϹΑΡ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ
- Reverse legend
- ΑΒΥ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/3361
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 3361
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. 7, nr. 59
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 1559
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 188, nr. 1559, pl. 67, pic. 1559
- external concordanceRPC III, 1559
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution