Skepsis, Septimius Severus, bronze (CN type 21939)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
193-217 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
TroasCoin type in bronze struck at Skepsis in Troas under Septimius Severus dated 193-217 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 21939. Obverse: Laureate and cuirassed bust of Septimius Severus, right. Reverse: Aphrodite standing left, wearing double chiton, holding a long sceptre in her left hand and Nike in outstretched right hand.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 24.6 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 4.98 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Skepsis
- Region
- Troas
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Septimius Severus
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate and cuirassed bust of Septimius Severus, right.
- Reverse type
- Aphrodite standing left, wearing double chiton, holding a long sceptre in her left hand and Nike in outstretched right hand.
- Obverse legend
- ΑV Κ Λ ϹЄΠ ϹЄΟVΗΡΟϹ Π
- Reverse legend
- ϹΚΗΨΙΩΝ ΔΑΡ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/21939
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 21939
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 bibliographynr. 812
- external concordance
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution