Attaea, Septimius Severus, bronze (CN type 19646)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
193-211 n.Chr.
Issuing entity
MysiaCoin type in bronze struck at Attaea in Mysia under Septimius Severus dated 193-211 n.Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 19646. Obverse: Laureate head of Septimius Severus, right. Reverse: Asclepius standing facing, head left, wearing himation, holding serpent-staff in right hand, left hand in garment.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 18–20 mm (from 8 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 2.98 g (mean of 4 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Attaea
- Region
- Mysia
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Septimius Severus
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate head of Septimius Severus, right.
- Reverse type
- Asclepius standing facing, head left, wearing himation, holding serpent-staff in right hand, left hand in garment.
- Obverse legend
- ΑV Κ Λ ϹЄ(Π) ϹЄ(Ο)VΗΡΟϹ (Π)
- Reverse legend
- ΑΤΤΑ(Є)ΙΤΩΝ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/19646
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 19646
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 bibliographyp. 132-133, nr. 398-402, pl. VI, pic. 25
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 16, nr. 11
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution