Olbia, Severus Alexander, bronze (CN type 23799)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
222-235 n. Chr.
Coin type in bronze struck at Olbia under Severus Alexander dated 222-235 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 23799. Obverse: Laureate bust of Severus Alexander, right. Reverse: Ethnic within laurel wreath.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 15 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 2.49 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Olbia
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Severus Alexander
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate bust of Severus Alexander, right.
- Reverse type
- Ethnic within laurel wreath.
- Obverse legend
- ΑV Κ ϹЄΟV ΑΛЄΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
- Reverse legend
- ΟΛΒΠΟΛΙΤWΝ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/23799
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 23799
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. 565
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 399
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 2970-2978
- external concordance
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution