Alexandria Troas, Severus Alexander, bronze (CN type 20083)
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 Alexandria Troas in Troas under Severus Alexander dated 222-235 n.Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 20083. Obverse: Laureate bust of bearded Severus Alexander, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: She-wolf standing right, feeding the twins Romulus and Remus.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 23.6 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 7.75 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Alexandria Troas
- Region
- Troas
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Severus Alexander
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate bust of bearded Severus Alexander, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
- Reverse type
- She-wolf standing right, feeding the twins Romulus and Remus.
- Obverse legend
- S ALEXANDRVS
- Reverse legend
- COL AL AVG TROA
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/20083
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 20083
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. 2544, pl. 89
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution