Nikopolis ad Istrum, Septimius Severus, bronze (CN type 22807)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
193-211 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
Moesia inferiorCoin type in bronze struck at Nikopolis ad Istrum in Moesia inferior under Septimius Severus dated 193-211 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 22807. Obverse: Laureate head of Septimius Severus, right. Reverse: Tyche standing left, wearing kalathos, holding rudder and cornucopia.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 17.1–17.8 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 3.15 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
- Tyche standing left, wearing kalathos, holding rudder and cornucopia.
- Obverse legend
- ΑV Κ Λ Ϲ ϹЄVΗΡΟϹ
- Reverse legend
- ΝΙΚΟΠΟΛΙΤ ΠΡΟϹ ΙϹ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/22807
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 22807
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. 2268
Research required
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