Hadrianeia, Severus Alexander, bronze (CN type 18154)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

222–235 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Mysia

Coin type in bronze struck at Hadrianeia in Mysia under Severus Alexander dated 222–235 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 18154. Obverse: Laureate bust of youthful Severus Alexander, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Cybele standing facing, looking l., holding tympanum and long sceptre; at her feet, lion seated on each side, one, r., the other, l.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded mean weight
9 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Hadrianeia
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Severus Alexander

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of youthful Severus Alexander, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse type
Cybele standing facing, looking l., holding tympanum and long sceptre; at her feet, lion seated on each side, one, r., the other, l.
Obverse legend
ΑVΤΚΡ Κ Μ ΑVΡ ϹЄΒ ΑΛЄΖΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Reverse legend
ΕΠΙ ΙΠΠΟΝЄΙΚΟV ΑΡΧ ΤΟ Β ΑΔΡΙΑΝЄΩΝ

Identification

Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/18154
Type corpus identifier
CN type 18154

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