Æ18 - Antoninus Pius ΑΒΥΔ (last two letters reversed)
Features
| Issuer |
Abydus
(Conventus of Adramyteum)  |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Antoninus Pius (Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Pius) (138-161)
Marcus Aurelius (Marcus Aurelius Antoninus) (161-180) |
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 147-158 |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 2.63 g |
| Diameter | 18 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 538127 |
| References | RPC Online IV.2# 25 Roman Provincial Coinage (https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/) |
Obverse
Bare head of Marcus Aurelius (lightly bearded - short beard), right
Lettering: ΒΗΡΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ
Translation: Verus Caesar
Reverse
Cult statue of Artemis of Ephesus standing, facing, wearing kalathos, holding branch
Lettering: ΑΒΥΔ (last two letters reversed)
Unabridged legend: Ἀβυδηνῶν
Translation: of the Abydenians
Mint
Abydus, Troade, modern-day Nağara, TurkeyComments
KM 33, no. 2, F. Imhoof-Blumer, Nomisma 8 (1913), 2, no. 7
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| ND (147-158) | |||||||||||||||
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