Markianopolis, Severus Alexander, unit (CN type 11990)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 222-235 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
Moesia inferiorunit in bronze struck at Markianopolis in Moesia inferior under Severus Alexander dated ca. 222-235 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 11990. Obverse: Laureate head of Severus Alexander, right. Reverse: Serpent coiling around tripod.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Denomination
- unit
- Recorded mean weight
- 2 g (mean of 1 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
- Serpent coiling around tripod.
- Obverse legend
- ΑVΤ Κ Μ [ ]
- Reverse legend
- ΜΑΡΚ[ ]ΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/11990
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 11990
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. 293, nr. 1049
Research required
- Diameter not recorded in the source corpus
- No rights-cleared photograph attached yet