Bizye, Philippus Arabs, 5 unit (CN type 1603)

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Record status

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Period

244-248 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Thrace

5 unit in bronze struck at Bizye in Thrace under Philippus Arabs dated 244-248 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 1603. Obverse: Confronted busts of Philip the Arab, laureate, and of Otacilia Severa, diademed. Reverse: Nude Hermes standing left, holding caduceus and purse.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Denomination
5 unit
Recorded diameter
29–30 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
13.78 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Bizye
Region
Thrace
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Philippus Arabs

Design

Obverse type
Confronted busts of Philip the Arab, laureate, and of Otacilia Severa, diademed.
Reverse type
Nude Hermes standing left, holding caduceus and purse.
Obverse legend
ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΙΟVΛ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟϹ ΑVΓ Μ ΩΤΑΚ ϹЄΒΗΡΑ ϹЄΒ
Reverse legend
ΒΙΖVΗΝΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/1603
Type corpus identifier
CN type 1603

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