Hadrianeia, Septimius Severus, bronze (CN type 21470)

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Record status

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Period

ca. 193-211 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Mysia

Coin type in bronze struck at Hadrianeia in Mysia under Septimius Severus dated ca. 193-211 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 21470. Obverse: Laureate bust of Septimius Severus, right. Reverse: Hades-Serapis enthroned left, wearing kalathos, extending right hand over Cerberus, holding sceptre in left hand.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
24 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
6.64 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Hadrianeia
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Septimius Severus

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of Septimius Severus, right.
Reverse type
Hades-Serapis enthroned left, wearing kalathos, extending right hand over Cerberus, holding sceptre in left hand.
Obverse legend
ΑVΤ ΚΑΙ Λ ϹЄΠΤ ϹЄΟVΗΡΟϹ ΠЄ
Reverse legend
ЄΠ ΜΗΝΟΦΑΝΟVϹ ΑΡΧ ΑΔΡΙΑΝЄΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/21470
Type corpus identifier
CN type 21470

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