ASINA type no. 2

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Typological Description

  • Object Type: Token

  • Obverse

  • Reverse

    • Type: Donkey standing right suckling a foal; a scorpion above.
    • Legend: No legend

  • Geographic

  • Date Range

    • From Date: 395
    • To Date: 423
  • Manufacture: Struck
  • Material: Bronze

References

Notes

  • Note: The obverse legend is worn and probably reads ALEXAND[ER]. The date is controversial and is generally believed to be the reign of Honorius (AD 395-423), since one of the specimens of the Asina series carries the cuirassed and pearl-diademed bust of the emperor Honorius on the obverse.

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Bibliothèque nationale de France 2
Collection
Token Specimens from the Ancient Mediterranean
Diameter
15.0
Weight
3.15

Quantitative Analysis

Average measurements for this coin type:

Diameter
15
Weight
3.15

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