Mesembria, Philippus iunior, 3 unit (CN type 452)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
244-247 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
Thrace3 unit in bronze struck at Mesembria in Thrace under Philippus iunior dated 244-247 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 452. Obverse: Bare head of Philippus iunior, right. Reverse: Dolphin swimming right between two tunnies.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Denomination
- 3 unit
- Recorded diameter
- 22 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 9.71 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Mesembria
- Region
- Thrace
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Philippus iunior
Design
- Obverse type
- Bare head of Philippus iunior, right.
- Reverse type
- Dolphin swimming right between two tunnies.
- Obverse legend
- Μ ΙΟΥΛΙΟϹ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ
- Reverse legend
- ΜΕϹΑΜΒΡΙΑΝΩΝ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/452
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 452
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Documented
- 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 bibliographyp. 430-431, nr. 320-322, pl. 147-148, pic. 320-322
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 358, nr. 4275
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution