Tomis, Severus Alexander, 4 unit — Male figure seated right (CN type 12493)
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
AD 222–235
Issuing entity
Moesia inferior4 unit struck at Tomis in Moesia inferior under Severus Alexander, dated AD 222–235. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 12493 (period: Roman Imperial Period; issuing authority type: city).
Obverse: Laureate bust of Severus Alexander left, partly seen from behind, wearing cuirass and paludamentum, holding spear and shield with gorgoneion. Legend: ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑVΡ*ΗϹ*ΕV ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ. Reverse: Male figure seated right, head left, biga drawn by bull, advancing left; female figure advancing left up front, head right, holding unidentified object in right hand. Legend: ΜΗΤΡΟΠ · ΠΟΝΤΟV · ΤΟΜΕΩϹ. Measured specimens give a diameter of 25.5–25.9 mm (from 1 recorded specimen).
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 2
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Historical context
Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander was Roman emperor from 222 until his assassination in 235 AD, reigning as the final emperor of the Severan dynasty after succeeding his slain cousin Elagabalus. During his sole rule, civic mints across the provinces produced coinage in his name. This bronze 4 unit was issued under his authority between AD 222 and 235 by the city of Tomis in Moesia inferior.
Physical characteristics
- Denomination
- 4 unit
- Recorded diameter
- 25.5–25.9 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Tomis
- Region
- Moesia inferior
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Severus Alexander
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate bust of Severus Alexander left, partly seen from behind, wearing cuirass and paludamentum, holding spear and shield with gorgoneion.
- Reverse type
- Male figure seated right, head left, biga drawn by bull, advancing left; female figure advancing left up front, head right, holding unidentified object in right hand.
- Obverse legend
- ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑVΡ*ΗϹ*ΕV ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
- Reverse legend
- ΜΗΤΡΟΠ · ΠΟΝΤΟV · ΤΟΜΕΩϹ
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/12493
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 12493
- Source note
- The corpus record cites no printed literature for this type; it rests on recorded specimens.
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Recorded
- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
- Research required
- Weight
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- Mint or printer
- Recorded
- Mint or printer mark
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- Catalogue reference
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- Attached photograph (check rights)
- Recorded
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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.
Research required
- Weight not recorded in the source corpus
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