Traianopolis, Septimius Severus, 5 unit (CN type 2652)

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Record status

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Period

196-198 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Thrace

5 unit in bronze struck at Traianopolis in Thrace under Septimius Severus dated 196-198 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 2652. Obverse: Laureate head of Septimius Severus, right. Reverse: Hygieia standing right, feeding serpent from patera.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Denomination
5 unit
Recorded diameter
27.5–30.1 mm (from 3 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
12.22 g (mean of 3 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
Hygieia standing right, feeding serpent from patera.
Obverse legend
ΑΥ Κ Λ ϹΕΠ ϹΕΥΗΡΟϹ Π
Reverse legend
ΗΓЄ ϹΤΑΤΙ ΒΑΡΒΑΡΟV ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/2652
Type corpus identifier
CN type 2652

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