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Abydos, Faustina II., bronze (CN type 3445)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

147-161 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Troas

Coin type in bronze struck at Abydos in Troas under Faustina II. dated 147-161 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 3445. Obverse: Draped bust of Faustina II, right. Reverse: Nude Dioscuri standing, facing, each holding torch and spear.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
17–18 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
3.59 g (mean of 2 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
Nude Dioscuri standing, facing, each holding torch and spear.
Obverse legend
ΦΑVϹΤΙΝ ϹΕΒΑ
Reverse legend
ΑΒV

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/3445
Type corpus identifier
CN type 3445

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