Abydos, Septimius Severus, bronze (CN type 3455)
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 3455. Obverse: Laureate bust of Septimius Severus, right, wearing paludamentum. Reverse: Dionysus on panther advancing right, holding thyrsus in right hand.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 31–35 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 13.16 g (mean of 1 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
- Dionysus on panther advancing right, holding thyrsus in right hand.
- Obverse legend
- ΑV ΚΑΙ Λ ϹЄΠΤΙΜ ϹЄΟVΗΡΟϹ ΠЄΡΤΙΝ
- Reverse legend
- ΑΡΧ ΦΑ ΠΡΟΚΛΟV ΑΒVΔΗΝ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/3455
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 3455
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. 7, nr. 61, pl. III, pic. 3
Research required
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