Attaea, Septimius Severus, bronze (CN type 24164)
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Record status
Individual type · research required
Issuing entity
MysiaCoin type in bronze struck at Attaea in Mysia under Septimius Severus, catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 24164. Obverse: Laureate bust of Septimius Severus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: River-god (Makestos) reclining left, holding reed in right hand, resting left arm on water-urn.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 35 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 19.9 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Attaea
- Region
- Mysia
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Septimius Severus
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate bust of Septimius Severus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
- Reverse type
- River-god (Makestos) reclining left, holding reed in right hand, resting left arm on water-urn.
- Obverse legend
- ΑV ΚΑΙ Λ ϹЄΠΤ ϹЄΟVΗΡΟϹ ΠЄ
- Reverse legend
- ϹΤΡ ΑΝΔΡΩΝΟϹ ΑΤΤΑΙΤΩΝ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/24164
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 24164
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
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