cn type 8076
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cn type 8076

Mint
Philippopolis 🔍  

Region: Thrace  

Typology

Date

139-161 AD

Roman Imperial Period 🔍

Obverse
Legend
Μ ΑVΡΗΛΙΟϹ ΟVΗΡΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ
Design
Bare head of youthful Marcus Aurelius, right.
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Reverse
Legend
ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ
Design
Demeter standing left, holding ears of corn and torch; at her feet, altar.
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Persons

Sitter: Marc Aurel 🔍  

Metrology
Denomination
4 unit 🔍  
Material
bronze 🔍  
Diameter
Max: 24.9 mm / Min: 18.5 mm
Average Weight
8.38 g (1x)
Public Commentary

Varbanov glaubt, eine cista mystica statt eines Altars zu erkennen. Die Ikonographie legt allerdings nahe, doch einen Altar zu Füßen der Artemis zu sehen.

Citation

Varbanov, The Coinage of Philippopolis. Vol. II Catalogue 2, Bourgas 2019 p. 104-106, nr. VII.11.2.1  (Altar interpreted as cista mystica.)  ❐

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. 7461  ❐

Literature

Varbanov, Greek Imperial Coins and their Values III Band 3, Thrace (from Perinthus to Trajanopolis), 2007 p. 105, nr. 818-820 ❐

Web Reference: https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/7461 ❐

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cn type 8076, in: Corpus Nummorum, https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/en/types/8076 [Last downloaded: 2026/04/13]

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