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Nikopolis ad Istrum, Septimius Severus, bronze (CN type 21503)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

201-204 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Moesia inferior

Coin type in bronze struck at Nikopolis ad Istrum in Moesia inferior under Septimius Severus dated 201-204 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 21503. Obverse: Laureate head of Septimius Severus, right. Reverse: City gate (Nikopolis ad Istrum) through the doorway a small tetrastyle temple can be seen. Above the city gate is a third building, which is interpreted as the Stoa of the marketplace.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
24.3–26.5 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
9.95 g (mean of 3 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Nikopolis ad Istrum
Region
Moesia inferior
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Septimius Severus

Design

Obverse type
Laureate head of Septimius Severus, right.
Reverse type
City gate (Nikopolis ad Istrum) through the doorway a small tetrastyle temple can be seen. Above the city gate is a third building, which is interpreted as the Stoa of the marketplace.
Obverse legend
ΑVΤ Λ ϹΕΠΤ ϹΕVΗΡ ΠΕΡ
Reverse legend
VΠ ΑVΡ ΓΑΛΛΟV ΝΙΚΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ ΠΡΟϹ ΙϹΤΡ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/21503
Type corpus identifier
CN type 21503

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