Tomis, Severus Alexander, 4 unit (CN type 12496)
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 12496. Obverse: Laureate bust of Severus Alexander, right, chest seen from front, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Female goddess wearing calathus, standing left, holding ears of corn and cornucopia.
Physical characteristics
- Denomination
- 4 unit
- Recorded diameter
- 27.7–28.1 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 10.4 g (mean of 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, right, chest seen from front, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
- Reverse type
- Female goddess wearing calathus, standing left, holding ears of corn and cornucopia.
- Obverse legend
- ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑVΡ ϹΕV ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
- Reverse legend
- ΜΗΤΡΟ ΠΟΝΤΟV ΤΟΜΕΩϹ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/12496
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 12496
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Documented
- Issue or mint date
- Documented
- Material
- Research required
- Weight
- Documented
- 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
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution