Thasos, Septimius Severus, bronze (CN type 20919)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
193-211 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
ThraceCoin type in bronze struck at Thasos in Thrace under Septimius Severus dated 193-211 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 20919. Obverse: Laureate bust of Septimius Severus, right. Reverse: Heracles standing facing, resting on club, holding lion skin in left arm.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 20 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 4.12 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Thasos
- Region
- Thrace
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Septimius Severus
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate bust of Septimius Severus, right.
- Reverse type
- Heracles standing facing, resting on club, holding lion skin in left arm.
- Obverse legend
- ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤ ϹΕΒΗΡΟϹ
- Reverse legend
- ΘΑϹΙΩΝ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/20919
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 20919
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 bibliographypl. 5, pic. 71
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution