Abydos, Severus Alexander, bronze (CN type 19002)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
222-235 v. Chr.
Issuing entity
TroasCoin type in bronze struck at Abydos in Troas under Severus Alexander dated 222-235 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 19002. Obverse: Laureate bust of youthful Severus Alexander, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Tyche wearing kalathos, seated left, holding rudder in right hand.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 22 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 4.55 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Abydos
- Region
- Troas
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Severus Alexander
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate bust of youthful Severus Alexander, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
- Reverse type
- Tyche wearing kalathos, seated left, holding rudder in right hand.
- Obverse legend
- C IMP CEI SEV ALEXANDR
- Reverse legend
- ΑΒVΔΗΝΩΝ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/19002
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 19002
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
Research required
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