Augusta Traiana, Septimius Severus, 5 unit (CN type 1762)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

193-211 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Thrace

5 unit in bronze struck at Augusta Traiana in Thrace under Septimius Severus dated 193-211 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 1762. Obverse: Laureate bust of Septimius Severus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Bearded river-god reclining left, holding reed and resting on water-urn.

Physical characteristics

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

Technical characteristics

Mint
Augusta Traiana
Region
Thrace
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Septimius Severus

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of Septimius Severus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse type
Bearded river-god reclining left, holding reed and resting on water-urn.
Obverse legend
ΑΥ Κ Λ ϹΕΠΤ ϹΕΥΗΡΟϹ Π
Reverse legend
ΑVΓΟVϹΤΗϹ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΗϹ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/1762
Type corpus identifier
CN type 1762

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