Traianopolis, Septimius Severus, 5 unit (CN type 2651)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
196-198 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
Thrace5 unit in bronze struck at Traianopolis in Thrace under Septimius Severus dated 196-198 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 2651. Obverse: Laureate head of Septimius Severus, right. Reverse: Nude Apollo standing right, holding plectrum in right hand and lyre standing on tripod in left hand.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Denomination
- 5 unit
- Recorded diameter
- 29–30 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 11.34 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Traianopolis
- Region
- Thrace
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Septimius Severus
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate head of Septimius Severus, right.
- Reverse type
- Nude Apollo standing right, holding plectrum in right hand and lyre standing on tripod in left hand.
- Obverse legend
- ΑΥ Κ Λ ϹΕΠ ϹΕΥΗΡΟϹ Π
- Reverse legend
- ΗΓЄ ϹΤΑΤΙ ΒΑΡΒΑΡΟV ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟΠΟΛΙ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/2651
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 2651
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. 165, nr. 25
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution