Pitane, Severus Alexander, bronze (CN type 11896)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 222-235 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
MysiaCoin type in bronze struck at Pitane in Mysia under Severus Alexander dated ca. 222-235 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 11896. Obverse: Laureate bust of Severus Alexander, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Homonoia wearing kalathos standing facing, head left; holding patera and cornucopia.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 45–47.4 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Pitane
- Region
- Mysia
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Severus Alexander
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate bust of Severus Alexander, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
- Reverse type
- Homonoia wearing kalathos standing facing, head left; holding patera and cornucopia.
- Obverse legend
- ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΥ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
- Reverse legend
- ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡ ΑΥΡ ΠΟΠΛΙΟΥ ΤΟ Β ΠΙΤΑΝΑΙΩΝ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/11896
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 11896
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- Issue or mint date
- Documented
- Material
- Documented
- Weight
- Research required
- Mint or printer
- Documented
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Documented
- Licensed photograph
- Research required
Catalogue references
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 4240
- external concordanceRPC VI, 4240
Research required
- Weight not recorded in the source corpus
- No rights-cleared photograph attached yet