Perinthos, Septimius Severus, 4 unit (CN type 2496)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
193-211 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
Thrace4 unit in bronze struck at Perinthos in Thrace under Septimius Severus dated 193-211 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 2496. Obverse: Laureate head of Septimius Severus, right. Reverse: Athena standing left, holding sceptre in right hand and left resting on shield set on the ground.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Denomination
- 4 unit
- Recorded diameter
- 26–29 mm (from 3 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 10.06 g (mean of 3 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Perinthos
- Region
- Thrace
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Septimius Severus
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate head of Septimius Severus, right.
- Reverse type
- Athena standing left, holding sceptre in right hand and left resting on shield set on the ground.
- Obverse legend
- ΑΥ Κ Λ ϹΕΠ ϹΕΥΗΡΟϹ Π
- Reverse legend
- ΠЄΡΙΝΘΙΩΝ ΝЄΩΚΟΡΩΝ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/2496
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 2496
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. 176-177, nr. 482-484, pl. 27
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution