Miletoupolis, Severus Alexander, bronze (CN type 18070)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

222–235 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Mysia

Coin 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

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