Tomis, Septimius Severus, bronze coin — Emperor in cuirass facing right (CN type 22776)
Record status
Individual type · research required
Issuing entity
Moesia inferiorCoin in bronze struck at Tomis in Moesia inferior under Septimius Severus. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 22776 (period: Roman Imperial Period; issuing authority type: city).
Obverse: Laureate and cuirassed bust of Septimius Severus, right. Legend: Κ Λ ϹΕΠ ϹΕVΗΡΟϹ Π. Reverse: Emperor (Septimius Severus) in cuirass facing right, between two bound captives; holding an inverted spear in his right hand and extending his left, with his foot placed on a captive; to the right, a tropaion (trophy). Legend: ΜΗΤΡ ΠΟΝΤ ΤΟΜЄΩϹ. Measured specimens give a mean weight of 12.12 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens) and a diameter of 26.5–28 mm (from 2 recorded specimens).
Published references cited by the corpus: Varbanov, Greek Imperial Coins and their Values I, 2005, nr. 4796; Pick and Regling, Die antiken Münzen Nord-Griechenlands. 1. 2. Halbbd., Abt. 1: Die antiken Münzen von Dacien und Moesien. Die Münzen von Odessos und Tomis; mit einer Ergänzungstafel, Berlin 1910, p. 719, nr. 2764.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 3
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 2
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 26.5–28 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 12.12 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Tomis
- Region
- Moesia inferior
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Septimius Severus
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate and cuirassed bust of Septimius Severus, right.
- Reverse type
- Emperor (Septimius Severus) in cuirass facing right, between two bound captives; holding an inverted spear in his right hand and extending his left, with his foot placed on a captive; to the right, a tropaion (trophy).
- Obverse legend
- Κ Λ ϹΕΠ ϹΕVΗΡΟϹ Π
- Reverse legend
- ΜΗΤΡ ΠΟΝΤ ΤΟΜЄΩϹ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- How to identify
- Check the mint name or ethnic, the reverse type and the legend together, then compare weight and module; types from the same mint often differ only in legend arrangement, magistrate names or control marks.
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/22776
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 22776
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
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- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
- Recorded
- Weight
- Recorded
- Mint or printer
- Recorded
- Mint or printer mark
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- Catalogue reference
- Recorded
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- Recorded
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Catalogue references
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 4796
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 719, nr. 2764
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