Istros, Septimius Severus, bronze (CN type 23187)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 193-211 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
Moesia inferiorCoin type in bronze struck at Istros in Moesia inferior under Septimius Severus dated ca. 193-211 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 23187. Obverse: Laureate head of Septimius Severus, right. Reverse: Bearded god with kalathos (or Theos Megas, Mitras, Serapis) on horse pacing right; behind, bird perched on cuspidal stick.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 25.2–30 mm (from 4 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 16.71 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Istros
- Region
- Moesia inferior
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Septimius Severus
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate head of Septimius Severus, right.
- Reverse type
- Bearded god with kalathos (or Theos Megas, Mitras, Serapis) on horse pacing right; behind, bird perched on cuspidal stick.
- Obverse legend
- Α Κ Λ ϹЄΠΤ ϹЄVΗΡΟϹ Π
- Reverse legend
- ΙϹΤΡΙΗΝΩΝ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/23187
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 23187
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 bibliographyp. 173, nr. 494 var.
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 52
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution