Tomis, Severus Alexander, 4 unit (CN type 12579)

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Record status

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Period

222-235 n.Chr.

Issuing entity

Moesia inferior

4 unit in bronze struck at Tomis in Moesia inferior under Severus Alexander dated 222-235 n.Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 12579. Obverse: Laureate bust of Severus Alexander, right, chest seen from front, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Turreted and veiled Tyche, left, holding with sceptre and cornucopia; left foot resting on Pontos.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Denomination
4 unit
Recorded diameter
24.3–25.3 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
8.6 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
Turreted and veiled Tyche, left, holding with sceptre and cornucopia; left foot resting on Pontos.
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/12579
Type corpus identifier
CN type 12579

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