Markianopolis, Severus Alexander, 5 unit (CN type 12017)

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Record status

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Period

ca. 222-224 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Moesia inferior

5 unit in bronze struck at Markianopolis in Moesia inferior under Severus Alexander dated ca. 222-224 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 12017. Obverse: Confronted busts of Severus Alexander laureate, wearing cuirass and paludamentum, and of Julia Maesa, diademed and draped. Reverse: Hygieia standing right, feeding serpent from patera.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Denomination
5 unit
Recorded diameter
27 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
11.98 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Markianopolis
Region
Moesia inferior
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Severus Alexander

Design

Obverse type
Confronted busts of Severus Alexander laureate, wearing cuirass and paludamentum, and of Julia Maesa, diademed and draped.
Reverse type
Hygieia standing right, feeding serpent from patera.
Obverse legend
ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑVΡ ϹΕVΗ ΑΛΕΖΑΝΔΡΟϹ ΙΟVΛΙΑ ΜΑΙϹΑ
Reverse legend
VΠ ΤΙΒ ΙΟVΛ ΦΗϹΤΟV ΜΑΡΚΙΑΝΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/12017
Type corpus identifier
CN type 12017

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