Tomis, Severus Alexander, 4 unit (CN type 12481)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
222-235 n.Chr.
Issuing entity
Moesia inferior4 unit struck at Tomis in Moesia inferior under Severus Alexander dated 222-235 n.Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 12481. Obverse: Laureate head of Severus Alexander, right. Reverse: Draped bust of Serapis, seen from front, wearing kalathos; underneath him eagle standing on garlanded altar.
Physical characteristics
- Denomination
- 4 unit
- Recorded diameter
- 24.3–25.9 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Tomis
- Region
- Moesia inferior
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Severus Alexander
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate head of Severus Alexander, right.
- Reverse type
- Draped bust of Serapis, seen from front, wearing kalathos; underneath him eagle standing on garlanded altar.
- Obverse legend
- ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑVΡ ϹΕV ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
- Reverse legend
- ΜΗΤΡΟΠ ΠΟΝΤΟV · ΤΟΜΕΩϹ · Δ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/12481
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 12481
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Documented
- Issue or mint date
- Documented
- Material
- Research required
- Weight
- Research required
- Mint or printer
- Documented
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Research required
- Licensed photograph
- Documented
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Weight not recorded in the source corpus
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution