Augusta Traiana, Septimius Severus, 5 unit (CN type 2368)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

196-198 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Thrace

5 unit in bronze struck at Augusta Traiana in Thrace under Septimius Severus dated 196-198 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 2368. Obverse: Laureate bust of Septimius Severus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Cybele seated left on lion walking right.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Denomination
5 unit
Recorded diameter
29 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
14.4 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Augusta Traiana
Region
Thrace
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Septimius Severus

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of Septimius Severus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse type
Cybele seated left on lion walking right.
Obverse legend
ΑV Κ Λ ϹЄΠΤΙΜ ϹЄVΗΡΟϹ Π
Reverse legend
ΗΓ CΤΑ ΒΑΡΒΑ ΑVΓΟVCΤΗC ΤΡΑΙΑΝΗC

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/2368
Type corpus identifier
CN type 2368

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