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Apollonia ad Rhyndacum, Severus Alexander, bronze (CN type 18171)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

222–235 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Mysia

Coin type in bronze struck at Apollonia ad Rhyndacum in Mysia under Severus Alexander dated 222–235 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 18171. Obverse: laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, r. Reverse: Apollo and Artemis; to l. Apollo drawing arrow from quiver at shoulder, holding chlamys and bow; to r., Artemis standing, l., having quiver at shoulder, crowning Apollo, holding bow; to l., tripod entwined by serpent.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
40 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
39.81 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Apollonia ad Rhyndacum
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Severus Alexander

Design

Obverse type
laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, r.
Reverse type
Apollo and Artemis; to l. Apollo drawing arrow from quiver at shoulder, holding chlamys and bow; to r., Artemis standing, l., having quiver at shoulder, crowning Apollo, holding bow; to l., tripod entwined by serpent.
Obverse legend
Μ ΑVΡ ᛈΕVΗ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟᛈ ΑVΓ
Reverse legend
ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝΙΑΤΩΝ ΠΡΟᛈ ΤΩ ΡVΝΔΑΚΩ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/18171
Type corpus identifier
CN type 18171

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Material
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