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Ilion, Septimius Severus, sestertius (CN type 20320)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

197–211 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Troas

sestertius in bronze struck at Ilion in Troas under Septimius Severus dated 197–211 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 20320. Obverse: Laureate and cuirassed bust of Septimius Severus, right, seen from behind. Reverse: Armoured Hector with spear standing right, his left foot on the nude corpse of Patroclus, which is laying on its back.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Denomination
sestertius
Recorded diameter
27–35.7 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
15.01 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Ilion
Region
Troas
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Septimius Severus

Design

Obverse type
Laureate and cuirassed bust of Septimius Severus, right, seen from behind.
Reverse type
Armoured Hector with spear standing right, his left foot on the nude corpse of Patroclus, which is laying on its back.
Obverse legend
ΑVΡ ϹЄΠ ϹЄΟVΗΡΟϹ Π
Reverse legend
ЄΚΤΩΡ ΙΛΙЄΩΝ ΠΑΤΡΟΚΛΟϹ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/20320
Type corpus identifier
CN type 20320

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