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Nikopolis ad Istrum, Septimius Severus, bronze (CN type 22556)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

193-211 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Moesia inferior

Coin type in bronze struck at Nikopolis ad Istrum in Moesia inferior under Septimius Severus dated 193-211 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 22556. Obverse: Laureate head of Septimius Severus, right. Reverse: Homonoia standing left, wearing kalathos, holding patera in right hand and cornucopia in left arm.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
27.8 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
12.92 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Nikopolis ad Istrum
Region
Moesia inferior
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Septimius Severus

Design

Obverse type
Laureate head of Septimius Severus, right.
Reverse type
Homonoia standing left, wearing kalathos, holding patera in right hand and cornucopia in left arm.
Obverse legend
ΑV ΚΑΙ Λ ϹΕΠΤ ϹΕVΗΡΟϹ ΠΕΡ
Reverse legend
VΠ ΚΟϹΚ ΓΕΝΤΙΑΝΟV ΝΙΚΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ ΠΡΟϹ Ι

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/22556
Type corpus identifier
CN type 22556

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