Mesembria, Philippus Arabs, 4 unit (CN type 248)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
244-248 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
Thrace4 unit in bronze struck at Mesembria in Thrace under Philippus Arabs dated 244-248 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 248. Obverse: Confronted busts of Philip the Arab, laureate, and of Otacilia Severa, diademed. Reverse: Zeus standing left, holding patera and sceptre; at his feet, eagle.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Denomination
- 4 unit
- Recorded diameter
- 26 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 9.67 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Mesembria
- Region
- Thrace
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Philippus Arabs
Design
- Obverse type
- Confronted busts of Philip the Arab, laureate, and of Otacilia Severa, diademed.
- Reverse type
- Zeus standing left, holding patera and sceptre; at his feet, eagle.
- Obverse legend
- ΑVΤ Μ ΙΟΥΛ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟϹ Μ ΩΤ ϹЄΒΗΡΑ ϹЄΒ
- Reverse legend
- ΜΕϹΑΜΒΡΙΑΝΩΝ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/248
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 248
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Documented
- 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 bibliographyp. 422, nr. 221-222, pl. 143, pic. 221-222
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 357, nr. 4272
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution