Markianopolis, Severus Alexander, 4 unit (CN type 11975)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 222-226 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
Moesia inferior4 unit in bronze struck at Markianopolis in Moesia inferior under Severus Alexander dated ca. 222-226 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 11975. Obverse: Laureate head of Severus Alexander, right. Reverse: Eagle standing facing, head left, wings spread, holding wreath in beak.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Denomination
- 4 unit
- Recorded diameter
- 25.7–26 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 9.4 g (mean of 3 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Markianopolis
- Region
- Moesia inferior
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Severus Alexander
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate head of Severus Alexander, right.
- Reverse type
- Eagle standing facing, head left, wings spread, holding wreath in beak.
- Obverse legend
- ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑVΡ ϹΕVΗ ΑΛΕΖΑΝΔΡΟϹ
- Reverse legend
- VΠ ΤΙΒ ΙΟVΛ ΦΗϹΤ*ΟV* Μ*ΑΡ*ΚΙΑΝΟΠΟΛΙΤ*ΩΝ*
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Recorded findspots
- Viminacium, Pećine, trench 534
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/11975
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 11975
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Documented
- Issue or mint date
- Documented
- Material
- Documented
- Weight
- Documented
- Mint or printer
- Documented
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Documented
- Licensed photograph
- Research required
Catalogue references
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 287, nr. 1018-19
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 175, nr. 1800
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 220, nr. 6.32.1.15-18
- external concordanceRPC VI 1641 (temp.) https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/6/1641
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