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Perinthos, Severus Alexander, Medallion (CN type 3143)

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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 3143. Obverse: Laureate and bearded bust of Severus Alexander, right, wearing cuirass, gorgoneion on breastplate and aegis over left shoulder. Reverse: Zeus enthroned, holding patera and sceptre; at his feet, eagle; to upper left, Helios in quadriga right, above, crescent; to upper right, Selene in biga of bulls left, above, star; below, reclining figure of Gaia right, holding cornucopia and branch, and of Thalassa reclining left, wearing a crab claws, holding ruder; at her feet, prora ; all within zodiacus.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Denomination
Medallion
Recorded diameter
40–41 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
37.25 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Perinthos
Region
Thrace
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Severus Alexander

Design

Obverse type
Laureate and bearded bust of Severus Alexander, right, wearing cuirass, gorgoneion on breastplate and aegis over left shoulder.
Reverse type
Zeus enthroned, holding patera and sceptre; at his feet, eagle; to upper left, Helios in quadriga right, above, crescent; to upper right, Selene in biga of bulls left, above, star; below, reclining figure of Gaia right, holding cornucopia and branch, and of Thalassa reclining left, wearing a crab claws, holding ruder; at her feet, prora ; all within zodiacus.
Obverse legend
ΑVΤ Κ Μ ΑVΡ ϹΕV ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ ΑVΓ
Reverse legend
ΠΕΡΙΝΘΙWΝ Β ΝΕWΚΟΡWΝ ΙWΝWΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/3143
Type corpus identifier
CN type 3143

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