Koila, Severus Alexander, bronze (CN type 12976)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
222-235 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
ThraceCoin type in bronze struck at Koila in Thrace under Severus Alexander dated 222-235 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 12976. Obverse: Laureate bust of Severus Alexander, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Prow, right.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 17.5–20 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 3.14 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Koila
- Region
- Thrace
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Severus Alexander
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate bust of Severus Alexander, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
- Reverse type
- Prow, right.
- Obverse legend
- IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXANDRO AV(G)
- Reverse legend
- AEL MVNI(CI) COELA
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/12976
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 12976
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- Issue or mint date
- Documented
- Material
- Documented
- Weight
- Documented
- Mint or printer
- Documented
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Documented
- Licensed photograph
- Documented
Catalogue references
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 23
Research required
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