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Nikopolis ad Istrum, Septimius Severus, bronze (CN type 12869)

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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 12869. Obverse: Laureate bust of Septimius Severus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Emperor (Septimius Severus) in military attire standing left, holding Nike and sceptre.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
28 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
11.16 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 cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse type
Emperor (Septimius Severus) in military attire standing left, holding Nike and sceptre.
Obverse legend
ΑV Κ Λ ϹΕΠ - ϹЄVΗΡΟϹ Π
Reverse legend
VΠ ΑV ΓΑΛΛ*ΟV* ΝΙΚΟΠΟΛΙΤ // ΠΡΟϹ Ι

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/12869
Type corpus identifier
CN type 12869

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