Olbia, Septimius Severus, bronze (CN type 23783)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
193-211 n. Chr.
Coin type in bronze struck at Olbia under Septimius Severus dated 193-211 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 23783. Obverse: Laureate head of Septimius Severus, right. Reverse: Zeus enthroned right, left hand outstretched, right resting on sceptre.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 21–23 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 6.05 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Olbia
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Septimius Severus
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate head of Septimius Severus, right.
- Reverse type
- Zeus enthroned right, left hand outstretched, right resting on sceptre.
- Obverse legend
- ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΛΟΥ ϹЄΠ ϹЄΟΥΗΡΟϹ Π ϹЄΒΑ
- Reverse legend
- ΟΛΒΙΟΠΟΛЄΙΤWΝ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/23783
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 23783
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. 555
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 388
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 2883-2887
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution