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Abydos, Maximinus Thrax, bronze (CN type 3514)

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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 Maximinus Thrax dated 235-238 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 3514. Obverse: Laureate bust of Maximinus Thrax, right, wearing paludamentum. Border of dots. Reverse: Nude hero Abydos standing left, holding cloak and spear in his left hand; in front of him, cow left, looking back, suckling calf; in the background, tree and prow. Border of dots.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
35–36 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
21.19 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Abydos
Region
Troas
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Maximinus Thrax

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of Maximinus Thrax, right, wearing paludamentum. Border of dots.
Reverse type
Nude hero Abydos standing left, holding cloak and spear in his left hand; in front of him, cow left, looking back, suckling calf; in the background, tree and prow. Border of dots.
Obverse legend
ΑV Γ ΙΟV ΟVΗ ΜΑΞΙΜЄΝΟϹ (sic)
Reverse legend
ΑΒVΔΟϹ ΑΒVΔΗΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/3514
Type corpus identifier
CN type 3514

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