Germe, Severus Alexander, bronze (CN type 3630)

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Record status

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Period

ca. 222-225 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Mysia

Coin type in bronze struck at Germe in Mysia under Severus Alexander dated ca. 222-225 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 3630. Obverse: Laureate bust of Severus Alexander, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Labour of Heracles: Nude Heracles standing right, strangling the Nemean lion.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
47 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
52.12 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Germe
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Severus Alexander

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of Severus Alexander, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse type
Labour of Heracles: Nude Heracles standing right, strangling the Nemean lion.
Obverse legend
ΑVΤΟΚΡ Κ Μ ΑVΡ ϹΕΒΗΡΟϹ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Reverse legend
ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡ ΑVΡ ΖΩΙΛΟV ΑΡΧ ΓΕΡΜΗΝΩΝ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/3630
Type corpus identifier
CN type 3630

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