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Hadrianoi, Septimius Severus, bronze coin — Artemis advancing right (CN type 19808)

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 193–211

Issuing entity

Mysia

Coin in bronze struck at Hadrianoi in Mysia under Septimius Severus, dated AD 193–211. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 19808 (period: Roman Imperial Period; issuing authority type: city).

Obverse: Laureate head of Septimius Severus, right. Legend: ΑV Κ Λ ϹΕ ϹΕVΗΡΟϹ Π. Reverse: Artemis advancing right, wearing short fluttering chiton and boots, reaching quiver with right hand and holding bow in left hand; at her feet, hound running right. Legend: ΑΔΡΙΑΝΩΝ. Measured specimens give a mean weight of 5.11 g (from 1 recorded specimen). Published references cited by the corpus: Fritze et al., Die antiken Münzen Mysiens. 1: Adramytion - Kisthene, Berlin 1913, p. 185, nr. 523.

Evidence at a glance

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3
Photograph views
1
Catalogue references
1

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Historical context

Septimius Severus ruled as Roman emperor from 193 to 211, securing power in the Year of the Five Emperors following the death of Pertinax. He consolidated his authority across the empire through successful military campaigns in Cilicia, Gaul, and the east against the Parthian Empire. Hadrianoi, originally established by the emperor Hadrian on a spur of Mount Olympus near the river Rhyndacus, functioned as a civic community within this imperial framework during Severus's reign.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded mean weight
5.11 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Hadrianoi
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Septimius Severus

Design

Obverse type
Laureate head of Septimius Severus, right.
Reverse type
Artemis advancing right, wearing short fluttering chiton and boots, reaching quiver with right hand and holding bow in left hand; at her feet, hound running right.
Obverse legend
ΑV Κ Λ ϹΕ ϹΕVΗΡΟϹ Π
Reverse legend
ΑΔΡΙΑΝΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
How to identify
Check the mint name or ethnic, the reverse type and the legend together, then compare weight and module; types from the same mint often differ only in legend arrangement, magistrate names or control marks.
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/19808
Type corpus identifier
CN type 19808

Documentation checklist

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Issue or mint date
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Weight
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Mint or printer
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