Markianopolis, Severus Alexander, 4 unit (CN type 20058)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 222-235 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
Moesia inferior4 unit in bronze struck at Markianopolis in Moesia inferior under Severus Alexander dated ca. 222-235 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 20058. Obverse: Laureate bust of Severus Alexander, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Hera standing left, holding patera and sceptre.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Denomination
- 4 unit
- Recorded diameter
- 23.8–26.3 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 9.97 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Markianopolis
- Region
- Moesia inferior
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Severus Alexander
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate bust of Severus Alexander, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
- Reverse type
- Hera standing left, holding patera and sceptre.
- Obverse legend
- ΑV Κ Μ ΑV ϹΕV ΑΛΕΖΑΝΔΡΟϹ
- Reverse legend
- VΠ ΦΙΡ ΦΙΛΟΠΑ*ΠΠ*ΟV ΜΑΡΚΙΑΝΟΠΟΛΙΤ*ΩΝ*
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/20058
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 20058
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Documented
- 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. 282, nr. 984
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 173, nr. 1744
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 828, pl. 35
Research required
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