Hadrianoi, Severus Alexander, bronze (CN type 18164)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

222–235 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Mysia

Coin type in bronze struck at Hadrianoi in Mysia under Severus Alexander dated 222–235 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 18164. Obverse: laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, r. Reverse: Nude Apollo standing right, holding plectrum in right hand and lyre standing on tripod entwined by serpent in left hand.

Physical characteristics

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

Technical characteristics

Mint
Hadrianoi
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Severus Alexander

Design

Obverse type
laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, r.
Reverse type
Nude Apollo standing right, holding plectrum in right hand and lyre standing on tripod entwined by serpent in left hand.
Obverse legend
Μ ΑVΡ ϹΕV ΑΛЄΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ ΑVΓ
Reverse legend
ΕΠΙ ΑΙΛ ΠΟΛVΑΙΝΟV ΑΡ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΩΝ

Identification

Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/18164
Type corpus identifier
CN type 18164

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Material
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Weight
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Mint or printer
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