cn type 6998
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cn type 6998

Mint
Byzantion 🔍  

Region: Thrace  

Date

c. 147-161 AD

Roman Imperial Period 🔍

Obverse
Legend
ΑΝΝΕΑ ΦΑVϹΤΕΙΝΑ ϹΕΒΑ
Design
Diademed and draped bust of Faustina II, right.
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Reverse
Legend
ΒVΖΑΝΤΙΩΝ ΕΠΙ ΔΙΟΝVϹΟV ΤΟ Ϝ
Design
Two tunnies.
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Persons

Sitter: Faustina II. 🔍  

eponymous deity/heroes: Dionysos (Gottheit) 🔍

Metrology
Denomination
5 unit 🔍  
Material
bronze 🔍  
Diameter
Max: 26 mm / Min: 23 mm
Average Weight
8.38 g (2x)
Public Commentary

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

Citation

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

Heuchert, RPC Online nr. 8695.8696  ❐

Literature

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

Web Reference: https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/8696 ❐

editions

cn.byzantium.1_ed.317  🔍

Cite this record:

cn type 6998, in: Corpus Nummorum, https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/en/types/6998 [Last downloaded: 2026/03/20]

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