Abydos, Marc Aurel, bronze (CN type 3431)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
161-180 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
TroasCoin type in bronze struck at Abydos in Troas under Marc Aurel dated 161-180 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 3431. Obverse: Laureate bust of bearded Marcus Aurelius, right. Border of dots. Reverse: Dioscuri standing between two horses, each holding spear.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 25–26 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 10.26 g (mean of 1 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. Border of dots.
- Reverse type
- Dioscuri standing between two horses, each holding spear.
- Obverse legend
- *ΑV* Μ ΑV ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ
- Reverse legend
- ЄΠΙ ΙЄΡЄΩϹ ΑΙ ΖΩΙΛΟV ΑΒVΔΗ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/3431
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 3431
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. 28
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 59, pl. 2, pic. 59
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 260, pl. 16, pic. 260
- external concordanceRPC IV.2, 28
Research required
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