Philippopolis, Septimius Severus, 5 unit — Bearded river-god reclining left (CN type 22012)
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
AD 193–211
Issuing entity
Thrace5 unit in bronze struck at Philippopolis in Thrace under Septimius Severus, dated AD 193–211. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 22012 (period: Roman Imperial Period; issuing authority type: city).
Obverse: Laureate bust of Septimius Severus, right, wearing scale cuirass. Legend: ΑVΤ Κ Λ ϹΕΠΤ ϹΕVΗΡΟϹ. Reverse: Bearded river-god (Hebros) reclining left, resting on water-urn; behind, tree; in background, prora, left; in exergue, four figures. Legend: ΜΗΤ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΠΟΛΕΩϹ. Measured specimens give a mean weight of 11.38 g (from 1 recorded specimen) and a diameter of 28.2 mm (from 1 recorded specimen).
Evidence at a glance
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- 2
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Historical context
This civic bronze coin was struck between AD 193 and 211 at Philippopolis, a major city in Thrace originally founded as a polis by Philip the Great in 342 BC. The coin was minted under Lucius Septimius Severus, Roman emperor from 193 to 211, who seized power following the death of Pertinax during the Year of the Five Emperors and ruled until his death in 211.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Denomination
- 5 unit
- Recorded diameter
- 28.2 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 11.38 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Philippopolis
- Region
- Thrace
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Septimius Severus
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate bust of Septimius Severus, right, wearing scale cuirass.
- Reverse type
- Bearded river-god (Hebros) reclining left, resting on water-urn; behind, tree; in background, prora, left; in exergue, four figures.
- Obverse legend
- ΑVΤ Κ Λ ϹΕΠΤ ϹΕVΗΡΟϹ
- Reverse legend
- ΜΗΤ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΠΟΛΕΩϹ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- How to identify
- Check the mint name or ethnic, the reverse type and the legend together, then compare weight and module; types from the same mint often differ only in legend arrangement, magistrate names or control marks.
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/22012
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 22012
- Source note
- The corpus record cites no printed literature for this type; it rests on recorded specimens.
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Recorded
- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
- Recorded
- Weight
- Recorded
- Mint or printer
- Recorded
- Mint or printer mark
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- Catalogue reference
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- Recorded
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Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
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