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Perinthos, Severus Alexander, Medallion (CN type 3137)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

222-235 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Thrace

Medallion in bronze struck at Perinthos in Thrace under Severus Alexander dated 222-235 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 3137. Obverse: Laureate bust of Severus Alexander, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Serapis standing left, wearing kalathos, raising right arm, holding sceptre in left hand; at his feet, altar.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Denomination
Medallion
Recorded diameter
40 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
31.95 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Perinthos
Region
Thrace
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Severus Alexander

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of Severus Alexander, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse type
Serapis standing left, wearing kalathos, raising right arm, holding sceptre in left hand; at his feet, altar.
Obverse legend
ΑV Κ Μ ΑVΡ ϹΕVΗ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ ΑVΓ
Reverse legend
ΠΕΡΙΝΘΙΩΝ Β ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/3137
Type corpus identifier
CN type 3137

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