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Anchialos, Septimius Severus, bronze (CN type 21805)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

193-211 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Thrace

Coin type in bronze struck at Anchialos in Thrace under Septimius Severus dated 193-211 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 21805. Obverse: Laureate bust of Septimius Severus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Galley sailing left, in waters; on board, six rowers.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
21 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
5.65 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Anchialos
Region
Thrace
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Septimius Severus

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of Septimius Severus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse type
Galley sailing left, in waters; on board, six rowers.
Obverse legend
ΑVΤ Κ ϹЄΠ - ϹЄVΗΡΟϹ
Reverse legend
ΑΓΧΙΑΛЄΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/21805
Type corpus identifier
CN type 21805

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