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cn coin 312

Connected to Type

CN Type 6998 🔍

Mint
Byzantion 🔍  

Region: Thrace  

Date

c. 147-161 AD

Roman Imperial Period 🔍

Obverse
Die
Byz_1414_V67 🔍
Legend
Legend obverse ΑΝ*ΝΕ*Α ΦΑV-ϹΤΕΙΝΑ ϹΕΒΑ
Design
Diademed and draped bust of Faustina II, right, wearing hair knot. Border of dots.
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Reverse
Die
Byz_1415_R96 🔍
Legend
Legend reverse ΒVΖΑΝΤΙΩ*Ν Ε*ΠΙ ΔΙΟΝVϹΟV ΤΟ Ϝ
Design
Two tunnies swimming; upper left; lower right.
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Persons

Sitter: Faustina II. 🔍  

eponymous deity/heroes: Dionysos (Gottheit) 🔍

Metrology
Denomination
5 unit 🔍  
Material
bronze 🔍  
Diameter
Max: 26 mm / Min: 24 mm
Weight
9.54 g
Owner

British Museum, Department of Coins and Medals, London, gb ❐

Please note that the current ownership is not confirmed.

Reproduction Owner

BBAW, Berlin, [de] ❐

Plaster Cast No: 1415

Public Commentary

https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/8695

Citation

Schönert-Geiß, Die Münzprägung von Byzantion. Kaiserzeit, Berlin 1972 p. 57, nr. 1415, pl. 73, pic. 1415  ❐

Imhoof-Blumer, Beiträge zur Erklärung griechischer Münztypen 5, 1910 p. 100, nr. 66  ❐

Sallet, Beiträge zur Antiken Münz- und Alterthumskunde 9, 1882 p. 147  ❐

Pick, Die Personen- und Götternamen auf Kaisermünzen von Byzantion 27, 1895 p. 32, nr. 6  ❐

Schönert-Geiß, Der Io-Mythos auf den Silbermünzen von Byzanz 6, 1966 pl. 2, pic. 19  ❐

Literature

Schönert-Geiß, Die Münzprägung von Byzantion. Kaiserzeit, Berlin 1972 p. 57, nr. 1414 ❐

Heuchert, RPC Online nr. 8695.8696 ❐

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cn coin 312, in: Corpus Nummorum, https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/CN_312 [Last downloaded: 2026/03/20]

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