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cn type 8258

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Sestos 🔍  

Region: Thrace  

Typology

Date

c. 68-69 AD

Roman Imperial Period 🔍

Obverse
Legend
ΙΕΡΑ ϹVΝΚΛΗΤΟϹ
Design
Draped male bust of the personification of the Roman Senate, right.
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Reverse
Legend
ϹΗϹΤΙΩΝ
Design
Lyre.
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Metrology
Material
bronze 🔍  
Diameter
Max: 20 mm / Min: 17 mm
Average Weight
4.54 g (10x)
Axes
6 (4x)
Public Commentary

https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/2/360

Citation

Burnett et al., RPC II: Roman Provincial Coinage. Vol. II: From Vespasian to Domitian (AD 69-96)., London [u.a.] 1999 nr. 360  (Dated in the Flavian period?)  ❐

Fox, Two numismatic puzzles from 1st century Sestus, 2015 p. 36-38  (Fox is dating this type AD 68/69.)  ❐

Literature

Poole, BMC. Catalogue of Greek coins: the Tauric Chersonese, Sarmatia, Dacia, Moesia, Thrace, &c., Bologna 1979 nr. 13 ❐

Bloesch, Griechische Münzen in Winterthur, Winterthur 1987 nr. 1264 ❐

Web Reference: https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/2/360 ❐

editions

cn.sestus.1_ed.73  🔍

Cite this record:

cn type 8258, in: Corpus Nummorum, https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/en/types/8258 [Last downloaded: 2026/03/20]

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