Miletoupolis, Severus Alexander, bronze (CN type 18071)
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 18071. Obverse: Laureate bust of bearded Severus Alexander, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Athena standing left, wearing helmet, holding Nike and shield set down at her feet.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 30.8 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 6.34 g (mean of 1 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
- Athena standing left, wearing helmet, holding Nike and shield set down at her feet.
- Obverse legend
- ΑV ΚΑΙ Μ ΑVΡ ϹЄΒ ΑΛЄΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ ЄV
- Reverse legend
- ϹΤΡΑ Α ΑΡΤЄΜΙΔΩΡ ΜЄΙΛΗΤΟΠΟΛЄΙΤ[ΩΝ?]
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/18071
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 18071
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- 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 bibliographynr. 3856
- external concordance
Research required
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