Abydos, Septimius Severus, bronze (CN type 3454)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
193-211 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
TroasCoin type in bronze struck at Abydos in Troas under Septimius Severus dated 193-211 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 3454. Obverse: Laureate bust of Septimius Severus, right, wearing paludamentum. Reverse: Warrior standing right at prow of galley, looking back, holding spear in left hand, right hand outstretched; soldier behind him, bust of Athena on acrostolium and another one behind; on a second galley, warrior with helmet and shild seated right; to left, herald blowing trumpet on high tower.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 39 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 19.92 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Abydos
- Region
- Troas
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Septimius Severus
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate bust of Septimius Severus, right, wearing paludamentum.
- Reverse type
- Warrior standing right at prow of galley, looking back, holding spear in left hand, right hand outstretched; soldier behind him, bust of Athena on acrostolium and another one behind; on a second galley, warrior with helmet and shild seated right; to left, herald blowing trumpet on high tower.
- Obverse legend
- ΑV ΚΑΙ Λ ϹЄΠΤΙΜΙΟϹ ϹЄΟVΗΡΟϹ ΠЄΡΤΙΝ
- Reverse legend
- ΑΡΧ ΦΑ ΠΡΟΚΛΟV ΑΒVΔΗΝΩΝ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/3454
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 3454
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. 101, pl. L, pic. 1
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 637, nr. 53
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 30-31, nr. 22, pl. II, pic. 19
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 160, pl. 56, pic. 21
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 83, annot. 189
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution