Skepsis, Severus Alexander, bronze (CN type 19196)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
222–235 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
TroasCoin type in bronze struck at Skepsis in Troas under Severus Alexander dated 222–235 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 19196. Obverse: Laureate bust of Severus Alexander, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Dionysus standing left, wearing chiotn and boots, holding cantharus and thyrsus; at his feet left panther.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 20 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 5.22 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Skepsis
- Region
- Troas
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Severus Alexander
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate bust of Severus Alexander, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
- Reverse type
- Dionysus standing left, wearing chiotn and boots, holding cantharus and thyrsus; at his feet left panther.
- Obverse legend
- ΑV Κ Μ ΑVΡ ϹЄ ΑΛЄΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
- Reverse legend
- ϹΚΗΨΙΩΝ ΔΑΡΔΑ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/19196
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 19196
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
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 7661, pl. 265, pic. 7661
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 4112
- external concordance
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution