Apollonia ad Rhyndacum, Septimius Severus, bronze (CN type 13090)

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Record status

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Period

193-211 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Mysia

Coin type in bronze struck at Apollonia ad Rhyndacum in Mysia under Septimius Severus dated 193-211 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 13090. Obverse: Laureate bust of Septimius Severus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Demeter (Phosphorus) advancing right, holding torch in each hand.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
29 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
12.69 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Apollonia ad Rhyndacum
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Septimius Severus

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of Septimius Severus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse type
Demeter (Phosphorus) advancing right, holding torch in each hand.
Obverse legend
ΑV ΚΑΙ Λ ϹЄΠΤ ϹЄΟVΗΡΟϹ ΠЄΡΤΙ
Reverse legend
ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝΙΑΤΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/13090
Type corpus identifier
CN type 13090

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