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Nikopolis ad Istrum, Antoninus Pius, bronze (CN type 3810)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

142-144 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Moesia inferior

Coin type in bronze struck at Nikopolis ad Istrum in Moesia inferior under Antoninus Pius dated 142-144 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 3810. Obverse: Laureate head of Antoninus Pius, right. Reverse: Apollo (Sauroktonos) standing right, leaning left arm upon a tree stump with a lizard climbing up.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
19–20.5 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
4.85 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Nikopolis ad Istrum
Region
Moesia inferior
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Antoninus Pius

Design

Obverse type
Laureate head of Antoninus Pius, right.
Reverse type
Apollo (Sauroktonos) standing right, leaning left arm upon a tree stump with a lizard climbing up.
Obverse legend
ΑVΤ ΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ
Reverse legend
ΗΓΕ ΖΗΝΩΝΟϹ ΝΕΙΚΟΠΟΛ[...]

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/3810
Type corpus identifier
CN type 3810

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