Abydos, Antoninus Pius, bronze (CN type 3362)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
138-161 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
TroasCoin type in bronze struck at Abydos in Troas under Antoninus Pius dated 138-161 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 3362. Obverse: Bare head of Antoninus Pius, right. Reverse: Two bull heads, back to back.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 15–16 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 1.35 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Abydos
- Region
- Troas
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Antoninus Pius
Design
- Obverse type
- Bare head of Antoninus Pius, right.
- Reverse type
- Two bull heads, back to back.
- Reverse legend
- ΑΒΥΔΗ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/3362
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 3362
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. 35, pl. 1, pic. 35
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 9454
- external concordanceRPC IV.2, 9454
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution