Perinthos, Severus Alexander, 3 unit (CN type 3115)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
222-235 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
Thrace3 unit in bronze struck at Perinthos in Thrace under Severus Alexander dated 222-235 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 3115. Obverse: Laureate head of Severus Alexander, right. Reverse: Zeus enthroned left, holding patera and sceptre.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Denomination
- 3 unit
- Recorded diameter
- 26–28.1 mm (from 3 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 8.91 g (mean of 4 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Perinthos
- Region
- Thrace
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Severus Alexander
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate head of Severus Alexander, right.
- Reverse type
- Zeus enthroned left, holding patera and sceptre.
- Obverse legend
- ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑVΡ ϹΕ ΑΛЄΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
- Reverse legend
- ΠΕΡΙΝΘΙΩΝ ΔΙϹ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Recorded findspots
- Izmit
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/3115
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 3115
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. 236, nr. 760-761, pl. 47
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 62, nr. 453
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution