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Apollonia ad Rhyndacum, Severus Alexander, bronze (CN type 18172)

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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 18172. Obverse: Laureate bust of Severus Alexander, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: River-god (Rhyndakos) reclining left, left arm resting on vessel; right hand resting on stern.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
36.9–37.4 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

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

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of Severus Alexander, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse type
River-god (Rhyndakos) reclining left, left arm resting on vessel; right hand resting on stern.
Obverse legend
Μ ΑVΡ ᛈΕVΗ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟᛈ ΑVΓ
Reverse legend
ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝΙΑΤΩΝ ΡVΝΔΑΚΟᛈ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/18172
Type corpus identifier
CN type 18172

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Material
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