Tyras, Severus Alexander, bronze (CN type 23901)

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Record status

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Period

222-235 n. Chr.

Coin type in bronze struck at Tyras under Severus Alexander dated 222-235 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 23901. Obverse: laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, r. Reverse: Nude Heracles standing facing, head, right, resting right hand on club, holding lion skin and the apples of the Hesperides.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
1 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
5.16 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Tyras
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Severus Alexander

Design

Obverse type
laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, r.
Reverse type
Nude Heracles standing facing, head, right, resting right hand on club, holding lion skin and the apples of the Hesperides.
Obverse legend
ΑVΤΟΚ Μ ΑVΡ ϹЄV ΑΛЄΞΑΝ
Reverse legend
ΤΥΡΑΝΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/23901
Type corpus identifier
CN type 23901

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