Kyzikos, Septimius Severus, bronze (CN type 22566)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Issuing entity
MysiaCoin type in bronze struck at Kyzikos in Mysia under Septimius Severus, catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 22566. Obverse: Laureate bust of Septimius Severus, right, wearing paludamentum. Reverse: Emperor (Septimius Severus) in military attire standing left, holding spear in his left hand and crowning trophy with two captives with his right.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 37.5 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 23.2 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Kyzikos
- Region
- Mysia
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Septimius Severus
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate bust of Septimius Severus, right, wearing paludamentum.
- Reverse type
- Emperor (Septimius Severus) in military attire standing left, holding spear in his left hand and crowning trophy with two captives with his right.
- Obverse legend
- ΑV ΚΑΙ Λ ϹЄΠΤΙ ϹЄVΗΡΟϹ ΠЄΡΤΙ
- Reverse legend
- ϹΤΡΑ ΑΛΦΗ ΜΟΔΕϹΤΟV ΚVΖΙΚ ΝЄΩΚΟ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/22566
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 22566
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. 700, pl. 47
- external concordance
Research required
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