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Abydos, Marc Aurel, bronze (CN type 3427)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

161-180 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Troas

Coin type in bronze struck at Abydos in Troas under Marc Aurel dated 161-180 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 3427. Obverse: Laureate bust of bearded Marcus Aurelius, right. Reverse: Nude Poseidon standing right, holding dolphin and trident, coat over his left thigh, left foot set on horse head.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
25–27 mm (from 3 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
8.5 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Abydos
Region
Troas
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Marc Aurel

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of bearded Marcus Aurelius, right.
Reverse type
Nude Poseidon standing right, holding dolphin and trident, coat over his left thigh, left foot set on horse head.
Obverse legend
ΑV ΚΑΙ Μ ΑVΡΗ ΑΝΤΩΝЄΙΝΟϹ
Reverse legend
ΕΠ ΑΡΧ ΑΙΛ ΖΩΙΛΟV ΙΠΠ ΤΟ Δ ΑΒVΔΗ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/3427
Type corpus identifier
CN type 3427

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