cn coin 665
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cn coin 665

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CN Type 7036 🔍

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Byzantion 🔍  

Region: Thrace  

Date

c. 178 AD

Roman Imperial Period 🔍

Obverse
Die
Byz_2059_V19 🔍
Legend
Legend obverse ΒΥΖΑΣ
Design
Head of bearded Byzas, right, wearing crested helmet with open visor. Border of dots.
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Reverse
Die
Byz_2063_R27 🔍
Legend
Legend reverse ЄΠ ΑΙ - ΠΟΝΤΙΚΟV *ΗΡ*
Design
Galley sailing left, on board, three rowers in front of two standards; on prow, another transverse standard.
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Persons

eponymous deity/heroes: Aelius Ponticus 🔍

Metrology
Denomination
Material
Diameter
24 mm
Weight
7.98 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: 2063, London 181

Public Commentary

https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/8727

Citation

Schönert-Geiß, Die Münzprägung von Byzantion. Kaiserzeit, Berlin 1972 p. 145, nr. 2063, pl. 126, pic. 2063 

Combe, Veterum Populorum Et Regum Numi Qui In Museo Britannico Adservantur, Londini 1814 p. 90, nr. 1 

Poole, BMC. Catalogue of Greek coins: the Tauric Chersonese, Sarmatia, Dacia, Moesia, Thrace, &c., Bologna 1979 p. 98, nr. 58 

Literature

Schönert-Geiß, Die Münzprägung von Byzantion. Kaiserzeit, Berlin 1972 p. 145, nr. 2063.2068, pl. 126

Combe, Veterum Populorum Et Regum Numi Qui In Museo Britannico Adservantur, Londini 1814 p. 90, nr. 1

Poole, BMC. Catalogue of Greek coins: the Tauric Chersonese, Sarmatia, Dacia, Moesia, Thrace, &c., Bologna 1979 p. 98, nr. 58

Heuchert, RPC IV: Roman Provincial Coinage. Vol. IV: From Antoninus Pius to Commodus (AD 138–192). online (temporary), http://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/ nr. 8727

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cn coin 665, in: Corpus Nummorum, https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/CN_665 [Last downloaded: 2026/03/23]

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