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Koila, Septimius Severus, bronze coin — Prow (CN type 12426)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 193–211

Issuing entity

Thrace

Coin in bronze struck at Koila in Thrace under Septimius Severus, dated AD 193–211. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 12426 (period: Roman Imperial Period; issuing authority type: city).

Obverse: Laureate bust of Septimius Severus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Legend: SEVERVS PERT AVG. Reverse: Prow, right. Legend: AEL MVNICIP CVIL. Measured specimens give a mean weight of 3.52 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens) and a diameter of 18–19 mm (from 2 recorded specimens).

Evidence at a glance

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Catalogue references
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Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
18–19 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
3.52 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Koila
Region
Thrace
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Septimius Severus

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of Septimius Severus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse type
Prow, right.
Obverse legend
SEVERVS PERT AVG
Reverse legend
AEL MVNICIP CVIL

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. 1 closely related CN type with the same mint, denomination and design is consolidated into this entry and listed under varieties.
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/12426
Type corpus identifier
CN type 12426
Source note
The corpus record cites no printed literature for this type; it rests on recorded specimens.

Documentation checklist

Denomination
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Issue or mint date
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Material
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Weight
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Mint or printer
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Mint or printer mark
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Catalogue references

No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.

Varieties

  • CN type 12468

    Same mint, denomination and design (obverse legend AVG SE SEVERVS; reverse legend AEL MONICIPI CVILA); dated AD 193–211. Consolidated into this entry

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