Perinthos, Severus Alexander, Medallion (CN type 3144)

Physical characteristics

Material

bronze

Denomination

Medallion

Recorded diameter

38.2–41 mm (from 4 recorded specimens)

Recorded mean weight

33.35 g (mean of 4 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; with aegis on 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

ΑV Κ Μ ΑVΡ ϹΕV ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ

Reverse legend

ΠΕΡΙΝΘΙWΝ Β ΝΕWΚΟΡWΝ ΙWΝWΝ

Identification

Period

Roman Imperial Period

Recorded findspots

Köln

Type corpus record

https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/3144

Type corpus identifier

CN type 3144

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

Research required

Licensed photograph

Documented

Catalogue references

No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.