Æ30 - Antoninus Pius ΙΠΠΟΝ ΒΡΟΤΟΠΟΔΑ ΜΝΑ ΧΡΥϹΕΑ ΠΟΛΙϹ

€2.00
IssuerNicaea (Bithynia and Pontus)
Year138-161
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value
Currency
CompositionBronze
Weight14.39 g
Dimensions30 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) IV.1#5877
Obverse descriptionLaureate-headed bust of Antoninus Pius wearing cuirass (and paludamentum), right
Obverse script
Obverse letteringΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ Τ ΑΙ(Λ) ΑΔΡ(Ι) ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ (ϹΕ)
(Translation: Emperor Caesar Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Augustus)
Reverse descriptionMên on horseback, right, wearing radiate-crown, holding wreath; behind his shoulders, crescent; horse`s tail ends in serpent; left foreleg in form of human leg; right foreleg in form of serpent-staff
Reverse script
Reverse letteringΙΠΠΟΝ ΒΡΟΤΟΠΟΔΑ ΜΝΑ ΧΡΥϹΕΑ ΠΟΛΙϹ
(Translation: a horse with human feet, Men, a golden city)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (138-161)  - -
Catalog ID6483737240
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