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Anchialos, Septimius Severus, 5 unit (CN type 22187)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

208 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Thrace

5 unit in bronze struck at Anchialos in Thrace under Septimius Severus dated 208 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 22187. Obverse: Laureate bust of Septimius Severus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Emperor (Septimius Severus) in military attire riding right on horseback, wearing cuirass and fluttering paludamentum, holding transverse spear in right hand. Short ground line. Border of dots.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Denomination
5 unit
Recorded diameter
27–29.4 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
12.17 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
Emperor (Septimius Severus) in military attire riding right on horseback, wearing cuirass and fluttering paludamentum, holding transverse spear in right hand. Short ground line. Border of dots.
Obverse legend
ΑV Κ Λ ϹΕΠ - ϹΕVΗΡΟϹ
Reverse legend
ΟVΛΠΙΑΝΩΝ ΑΓΧΙΑΛΕΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/22187
Type corpus identifier
CN type 22187

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