Mesembria, Philippus iunior, 4 unit (CN type 458)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
244-247 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
Thrace4 unit in bronze struck at Mesembria in Thrace under Philippus iunior dated 244-247 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 458. Obverse: Confronted busts of Philippus iunior, bare-headed, and of Serapis, wearing kalathos. Reverse: Emperor (Philippus iunior) in military attire riding right on horseback, raising right arm.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Denomination
- 4 unit
- Recorded diameter
- 26–26.9 mm (from 4 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 12.27 g (mean of 4 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Mesembria
- Region
- Thrace
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Philippus iunior
Design
- Obverse type
- Confronted busts of Philippus iunior, bare-headed, and of Serapis, wearing kalathos.
- Reverse type
- Emperor (Philippus iunior) in military attire riding right on horseback, raising right arm.
- Obverse legend
- ΜΑΡ ΙΟVΛΙΟϹ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ
- Reverse legend
- ΜΕϹΑΜΒΡΙΑΝΩΝ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/458
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 458
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. 442, nr. 420-422, pl. 153, pic. 420-422
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 359, nr. 4287
Research required
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