Tomis, Severus Alexander, 4 unit (CN type 12488)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
222-235 n.Chr.
Issuing entity
Moesia inferior4 unit in bronze struck at Tomis in Moesia inferior under Severus Alexander dated 222-235 n.Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 12488. Obverse: Laureate head of Severus Alexander, right. Reverse: Artemis standing right, wearing short double chiton, cloak and boots, reaching for quiver at shoulder with right hand and holding bow in left hand; at her feet dog leaping right.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Denomination
- 4 unit
- Recorded diameter
- 23.4–27 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 11 g (mean of 2 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
- Artemis standing right, wearing short double chiton, cloak and boots, reaching for quiver at shoulder with right hand and holding bow in left hand; at her feet dog leaping right.
- Obverse legend
- ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑVΡ ϹΕV ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
- Reverse legend
- ΜΗΤΡΟ ΠΟΝΤΟV ΤΟ*ΜΕ*ΩϹ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/12488
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 12488
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
- Documented
Catalogue references
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 817, nr. 3169
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 1871
- external concordance
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution