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Abydos, Faustina II., bronze (CN type 3428)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

166-169 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Troas

Coin type in bronze struck at Abydos in Troas under Faustina II. dated 166-169 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 3428. Obverse: Draped bust of Faustina II, right. Reverse: Façade of an octastyle temple on crepidoma; within cult statue of Artemis.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
22–23.5 mm (from 3 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
6.13 g (mean of 3 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Abydos
Region
Troas
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Faustina II.

Design

Obverse type
Draped bust of Faustina II, right.
Reverse type
Façade of an octastyle temple on crepidoma; within cult statue of Artemis.
Obverse legend
ΦΑVϹϹΤΕΙΝΑ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΗ
Reverse legend
ΑΙΛ ΖΩΙΛΟV ΑϹΙΑΡVΟ (sic) ΑΒVΔΗ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/3428
Type corpus identifier
CN type 3428

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