Traianopolis, Septimius Severus, 5 unit (CN type 2653)
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 2653. Obverse: Laureate head of Septimius Severus, right. Reverse: The three Charites (or Nymphs?) standing facing, holding jars; in front, bearded river-god, reclining left on water-urn.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Denomination
- 5 unit
- Recorded diameter
- 28–29 mm (from 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
- The three Charites (or Nymphs?) standing facing, holding jars; in front, bearded river-god, reclining left on water-urn.
- Obverse legend
- ΑΥ Κ Λ ϹΕΠ ϹΕΥΗΡΟϹ Π
- Reverse legend
- ΗΓ ϹΤΑΤΙ ΒΑΡΒΑΡΟV ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/2653
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 2653
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Documented
- Issue or mint date
- Documented
- Material
- Documented
- Weight
- Research required
- Mint or printer
- Documented
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Documented
- Licensed photograph
- Documented
Catalogue references
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 165-166, nr. 27
Research required
- Weight not recorded in the source corpus
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution