Adramyttion, Severus Alexander, bronze (CN type 2917)
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 2917. Obverse: Laureate head of Severus Alexander, right. Reverse: Athena standing facing, head left, wearing long garment and helmet, holding patera in outstretched right hand and left hand resting on shield placed on ground; behind, a lance.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 26–29 mm (from 5 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 9.3 g (mean of 5 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Adramyttion
- Region
- Mysia
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Severus Alexander
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate head of Severus Alexander, right.
- Reverse type
- Athena standing facing, head left, wearing long garment and helmet, holding patera in outstretched right hand and left hand resting on shield placed on ground; behind, a lance.
- Obverse legend
- ΑVΤ ΚΡ ϹЄΒ ΑΛЄΖΑΝΔΡΟϹ
- Reverse legend
- ΑΔΡΑΜVΤΗΝΩΝ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/2917
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 2917
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. 232, nr. 232
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 54, nr. 159
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 4127
- external concordanceRPC VI, 4127
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution