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Abydos, Maximus, bronze (CN type 3511)

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Record status

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Period

235-238 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Troas

Coin type in bronze struck at Abydos in Troas under Maximus dated 235-238 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 3511. Obverse: Bare-headed bust of Maximus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Hero Abydos standing left, holding cloak and spear; in front of him, cow with calf; in the background, tree and prow.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
30–35.9 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
17.58 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Abydos
Region
Troas
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Maximus

Design

Obverse type
Bare-headed bust of Maximus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse type
Hero Abydos standing left, holding cloak and spear; in front of him, cow with calf; in the background, tree and prow.
Obverse legend
Γ ΙΟV ΟVΗ ΜΑΞΙΜΟϹ Κ
Reverse legend
ΑΒVΔΟϹ ΑΒVΔΗΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/3511
Type corpus identifier
CN type 3511

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