Perinthos, Septimius Severus, 4 unit (CN type 2509)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

193-211 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Thrace

4 unit in bronze struck at Perinthos in Thrace under Septimius Severus dated 193-211 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 2509. Obverse: Laureate bust of Septimius Severus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Agonistic table, surmounted by two prize crowns and two palm branches inbetween; below, apples and amphora.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Denomination
4 unit
Recorded diameter
28–36 mm (from 18 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
12.68 g (mean of 19 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Perinthos
Region
Thrace
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Septimius Severus

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of Septimius Severus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse type
Agonistic table, surmounted by two prize crowns and two palm branches inbetween; below, apples and amphora.
Obverse legend
ΑΥ Κ Λ ϹΕΠ ϹΕΥΗΡΟϹ Π
Reverse legend
ΑΚΤΙΑ ΠΥΘΙΑ ΠΕΡΙΝΘΙΩΝ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/2509
Type corpus identifier
CN type 2509

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