Augusta Traiana, Septimius Severus, unit (CN type 1802)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
193-211 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
Thraceunit in bronze struck at Augusta Traiana in Thrace under Septimius Severus dated 193-211 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 1802. Obverse: Laureate head of Septimius Severus, right. Reverse: Artemis advancing right, holding bow in left hand, drawing arrow from quiver at shoulder.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Denomination
- unit
- Recorded diameter
- 15–17.5 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 3.79 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Augusta Traiana
- Region
- Thrace
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Septimius Severus
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate head of Septimius Severus, right.
- Reverse type
- Artemis advancing right, holding bow in left hand, drawing arrow from quiver at shoulder.
- Obverse legend
- ΑV Κ Λ ϹЄ ϹЄVΗΡΟϹ
- Reverse legend
- ΑVΓΟVϹΤΗϹ ΤΡΑΙΑΝΗ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/1802
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 1802
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Documented
- 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 bibliographyp. 83, nr. 193
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 87, nr. 950
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution