Topeiros, Iulia Domna, 4 unit — Nude (CN type 12007)
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
c. AD 205–211
Issuing entity
Thrace4 unit in bronze struck at Topeiros in Thrace under Iulia Domna, dated c. AD 205–211. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 12007 (period: Roman Imperial Period; issuing authority type: city).
Obverse: Draped bust of Julia Domna, right. Legend: ΙΟΥΛΙΑ ΑΥΓΟΥϹΤΑ. Reverse: Nude, bearded Heracles sitting left on rock covered with lion skin, his right hand outstretched, left resting on rock, left leg bent, right leg stretched; at left, nymph (Thronia) standing right, holding a bow in both hands. Legend: ΟΥΛΠΙΑϹ ΤΟΠΙΡΟΥ. Measured specimens give a mean weight of 9.62 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens) and a diameter of 23–25 mm (from 3 recorded specimens).
Published references cited by the corpus: Varbanov, Greek Imperial Coins and their Values II 2. Thrace (from Abdera to Pautalia), Bourgas 2005, p. 283, nr. 2674.
Evidence at a glance
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Historical context
Julia Domna was Roman empress from 193 to 211 as the wife of Emperor Septimius Severus, the founder of the Severan dynasty. Born in Emesa in Roman Syria, she married Severus in 187 and attained renowned political, social, and philosophical influence as empress. Struck during the Roman Imperial Period at Topeiros in Thrace, this bronze issue dates to c. AD 205–211, the later years of her joint reign alongside Severus and their elder son Caracalla.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Denomination
- 4 unit
- Recorded diameter
- 23–25 mm (from 3 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 9.62 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Topeiros
- Region
- Thrace
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Iulia Domna
Design
- Obverse type
- Draped bust of Julia Domna, right.
- Reverse type
- Nude, bearded Heracles sitting left on rock covered with lion skin, his right hand outstretched, left resting on rock, left leg bent, right leg stretched; at left, nymph (Thronia) standing right, holding a bow in both hands.
- Obverse legend
- ΙΟΥΛΙΑ ΑΥΓΟΥϹΤΑ
- Reverse legend
- ΟΥΛΠΙΑϹ ΤΟΠΙΡΟΥ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- How to identify
- Check the mint name or ethnic, the reverse type and the legend together, then compare weight and module; types from the same mint often differ only in legend arrangement, magistrate names or control marks.
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/12007
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 12007
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Recorded
- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
- Recorded
- Weight
- Recorded
- Mint or printer
- Recorded
- Mint or printer mark
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- Catalogue reference
- Recorded
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Catalogue references
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 283, nr. 2674
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