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Kame, Septimius Severus, bronze coin — Herm on short base (CN type 3485)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 193–211

Issuing entity

Mysia

Coin in bronze struck at Kame in Mysia under Septimius Severus, dated AD 193–211. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 3485 (period: Roman Imperial Period; issuing authority type: city).

Obverse: Laureate bust of Septimius Severus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Legend: ΑV Κ Λ Ϲ ϹЄΟVΗΡΟ. Reverse: Herm on short base. Legend: ΚΑΜΗΝΩΝ. Measured specimens give a diameter of 18 mm (from 4 recorded specimens). Published references cited by the corpus: Fritze et al., Die antiken Münzen Mysiens. 1: Adramytion - Kisthene, Berlin 1913, p. 219, nr. 619.

Evidence at a glance

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Historical context

Lucius Septimius Severus served as Roman emperor from 193 to 211, seizing power during the Year of the Five Emperors after the death of Pertinax. He consolidated his rule across the Roman Empire through campaigns in the east, Gaul, and Africa, while also sharing imperial authority by proclaiming his elder son Caracalla as Augustus in 198. This civic issue was struck during his reign at Kame in Mysia, an ancient region located in northwestern Asia Minor along the south coast of the Sea of Marmara.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
18 mm (from 4 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Kame
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Septimius Severus

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of Septimius Severus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse type
Herm on short base.
Obverse legend
ΑV Κ Λ Ϲ ϹЄΟVΗΡΟ
Reverse legend
ΚΑΜΗΝΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
How to identify
Check the mint name or ethnic, the reverse type and the legend together, then compare weight and module; types from the same mint often differ only in legend arrangement, magistrate names or control marks.
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/3485
Type corpus identifier
CN type 3485

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