Abydos, Marc Aurel, bronze (CN type 3444)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 147-161 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
TroasCoin type in bronze struck at Abydos in Troas under Marc Aurel dated ca. 147-161 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 3444. Obverse: Bare head of youthful Marcus Aurelius, right. Reverse: Cult statue of Artemis, standing facing, holding branch in left hand.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 14–15.4 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 2.63 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Abydos
- Region
- Troas
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Marc Aurel
Design
- Obverse type
- Bare head of youthful Marcus Aurelius, right.
- Reverse type
- Cult statue of Artemis, standing facing, holding branch in left hand.
- Obverse legend
- ΒΗΡΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ
- Reverse legend
- ΑΒVΔ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/3444
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 3444
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. 25
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 2, nr. 7
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 33, nr. 2
- external concordanceRPC IV.2, 25
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution