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Abydos, Severus Alexander, bronze (CN type 3501)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

222-235 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Troas

Coin type in bronze struck at Abydos in Troas under Severus Alexander dated 222-235 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 3501. Obverse: Laureate bust of Severus Alexander, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Border of dots. Reverse: Nude Poseidon standing right, left foot on rock, right arm resting on trident and holding dolphin in left. Ground line. Border of dots.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
23 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
8.06 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Abydos
Region
Troas
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Severus Alexander

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of Severus Alexander, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Border of dots.
Reverse type
Nude Poseidon standing right, left foot on rock, right arm resting on trident and holding dolphin in left. Ground line. Border of dots.
Obverse legend
ΑV ΚΑ Μ ΑVΡ ϹЄΟVΗ ΑΛЄΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Reverse legend
ЄΠ ΑΡ ΑV ΠΡΟΚΛΟV ΑΒV

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/3501
Type corpus identifier
CN type 3501

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