Abydos, Septimius Severus, bronze (CN type 3470)
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 3470. Obverse: Laureate bust of Septimius Severus, right, wearing paludamentum. Reverse: Hind standing right.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 12.6–14 mm (from 3 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 1.43 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
- Hind standing right.
- Obverse legend
- ϹЄΠΤΙΜΙ ϹЄΟVΗΡΟϹ
- Reverse legend
- ΑΒΥΔΗΝΩ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/3470
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 3470
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. 330, nr. 1074
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 59, nr. 1074
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution