Bizye, Septimius Severus, 5 unit (CN type 1411)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

196-198 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Thrace

5 unit in bronze struck at Bizye in Thrace under Septimius Severus dated 196-198 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 1411. Obverse: Laureate bust of Septimius Severus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: City gate flanked by two towers, surmounted by a figure in quadriga.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Denomination
5 unit
Recorded diameter
29 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
13.04 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Bizye
Region
Thrace
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Septimius Severus

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of Septimius Severus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse type
City gate flanked by two towers, surmounted by a figure in quadriga.
Obverse legend
ΑV Κ Λ ϹΕΠ ϹΕVΗΡΟϹ Π
Reverse legend
ΗΓΕ ϹΤΑΤΙ ΒΑΡΒΑΡΟV ΒΙΖVΗΝΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/1411
Type corpus identifier
CN type 1411

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