Philippopolis, Septimius Severus, 5 unit (CN type 22012)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
193-211 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
Thrace5 unit in bronze struck at Philippopolis in Thrace under Septimius Severus dated 193-211 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 22012. Obverse: Laureate bust of Septimius Severus, right, wearing scale cuirass. Reverse: Bearded river-god (Hebros) reclining left, resting on water-urn; behind, tree; in background, prora, left; in exergue, four figures.
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
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/22012
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 22012
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Documented
- Issue or mint date
- Documented
- Material
- Documented
- Weight
- Documented
- Mint or printer
- Documented
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Research required
- Licensed photograph
- Documented
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution