Dionysopolis, Septimius Severus, 5 unit (CN type 22651)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
210–211 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
Moesia inferior5 unit in bronze struck at Dionysopolis in Moesia inferior under Septimius Severus dated 210–211 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 22651. Obverse: Laureate bust of Septimius Severus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Dionysus standing facing, wearing short chiton, holding cantharus in right hand over panther seated left and long thyrsus in left arm.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Denomination
- 5 unit
- Recorded diameter
- 25.3–27.5 mm (from 3 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 9.81 g (mean of 3 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Dionysopolis
- Region
- Moesia inferior
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Septimius Severus
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate bust of Septimius Severus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
- Reverse type
- Dionysus standing facing, wearing short chiton, holding cantharus in right hand over panther seated left and long thyrsus in left arm.
- Obverse legend
- ΑΥ Κ Λ ϹЄΠ ϹЄΥΗΡΟ
- Reverse legend
- ΔΙΟΝΥϹΟΠΟΛЄΙΤΩΝ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/22651
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 22651
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
- Documented
- Licensed photograph
- Documented
Catalogue references
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 520, nr. 8-9, pl. 17
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution