Adramyttion, Severus Alexander, bronze (CN type 2840)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
222-235 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
MysiaCoin type in bronze struck at Adramyttion in Mysia under Severus Alexander dated 222-235 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 2840. Obverse: Laureate bust of Severus Alexander, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Asclepius standing right, holding serpent-staff in left hand.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 23–27 mm (from 14 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 7.18 g (mean of 14 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Adramyttion
- Region
- Mysia
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Severus Alexander
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate bust of Severus Alexander, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
- Reverse type
- Asclepius standing right, holding serpent-staff in left hand.
- Obverse legend
- ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑVΡ ϹЄ(Β) ΑΛЄΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
- Reverse legend
- ЄΠΙ ϹΤΡ ΑVΡ(Η) ΓΑΙΟV Β ΝЄ ΑΔΡΑΜVΤΗΝΩΝ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/2840
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 2840
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- 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. 54-55, nr. 161-166
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 4133-4134
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 232, nr. 234-241
- external concordanceRPC VI, 4133
- external concordance
Research required
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