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Attaea, Septimius Severus, bronze coin — River-god reclining left (CN type 24164)

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · research required

Issuing entity

Mysia

Coin in bronze struck at Attaea in Mysia under Septimius Severus. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 24164 (period: Roman Imperial Period; issuing authority type: city).

Obverse: Laureate bust of Septimius Severus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Legend: ΑV ΚΑΙ Λ ϹЄΠΤ ϹЄΟVΗΡΟϹ ΠЄ. Reverse: River-god (Makestos) reclining left, holding reed in right hand, resting left arm on water-urn. Legend: ϹΤΡ ΑΝΔΡΩΝΟϹ ΑΤΤΑΙΤΩΝ. Measured specimens give a mean weight of 19.9 g (from 1 recorded specimen) and a diameter of 35 mm (from 1 recorded specimen). Published references cited by the corpus: Linked type corpus.

Evidence at a glance

Linked sources
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Photograph views
1
Catalogue references
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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
How to identify
Check the mint name or ethnic, the reverse type and the legend together, then compare weight and module; types from the same mint often differ only in legend arrangement, magistrate names or control marks.
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/24164
Type corpus identifier
CN type 24164

Documentation checklist

Denomination
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Issue or mint date
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Material
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Weight
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Mint or printer
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Mint or printer mark
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Catalogue reference
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Catalogue references

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