Miletoupolis, Severus Alexander, bronze (CN type 18070)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
222–235 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
MysiaCoin type in bronze struck at Miletoupolis in Mysia under Severus Alexander dated 222–235 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 18070. Obverse: Laureate bust of bearded Severus Alexander, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Nude Hermes seated left on rock, wearing petasus, holding caduceus in right hand, left resting on rock.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 33.7–34.9 mm (from 3 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Miletoupolis
- Region
- Mysia
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Severus Alexander
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate bust of bearded Severus Alexander, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
- Reverse type
- Nude Hermes seated left on rock, wearing petasus, holding caduceus in right hand, left resting on rock.
- Obverse legend
- ΑVΤ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑVΡ ϹЄΒ(ΗΡ) ΑΛЄΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
- Reverse legend
- ϹΤΡΑ ΑΙΛ ΑΡΤЄΜΙΔΑΡΟV Β ΜЄΙΛΗΤΟΠΟΛЄΙΤΩΝ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/18070
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 18070
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- Issue or mint date
- Documented
- Material
- Documented
- Weight
- Research required
- Mint or printer
- Documented
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Documented
- Licensed photograph
- Documented
Catalogue references
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 3855
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 85, nr. 64
- external concordance
Research required
- Weight not recorded in the source corpus
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution