Abydos, Septimius Severus, bronze (CN type 3487)
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 3487. Obverse: Laureate bust of Septimius Severus, right, wearing paludamentum. Reverse: Artemis advancing right, holding at antlers deer running right, drawing arrow from quiver.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 26 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 7.64 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
- Artemis advancing right, holding at antlers deer running right, drawing arrow from quiver.
- Obverse legend
- ΑV ΚΑΙ ϹЄΠΤΙΜ ϹЄΟVΗΡΟϹ Π
- Reverse legend
- ΑΡΧ ΦΑΒ Α ΠΡΟΚΛΟV ΑΒVΔΗ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/3487
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 3487
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. 141, nr. 12, pl. XLVII, pic. 12
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution