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Nikopolis ad Istrum, Septimius Severus, bronze (CN type 12847)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

193-211 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Moesia inferior

Coin type in bronze struck at Nikopolis ad Istrum in Moesia inferior under Septimius Severus dated 193-211 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 12847. Obverse: Laureate bust of Septimius Severus, right, wearing paludamentum. Reverse: Demeter standing left, holding two ears of corn and torch; at her feet, modius.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
25 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
9.22 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Nikopolis ad Istrum
Region
Moesia inferior
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Septimius Severus

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of Septimius Severus, right, wearing paludamentum.
Reverse type
Demeter standing left, holding two ears of corn and torch; at her feet, modius.
Obverse legend
[ΑV Κ Λ ϹΕΠ ϹΕVΗΡΟϹ] Π
Reverse legend
VΠ ΑV[Ρ] ΓΑΛΛΟV ΝΙΚΟΠΟΛΙ ΠΡΟϹ Ι

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/12847
Type corpus identifier
CN type 12847

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