Abydos, Severus Alexander, bronze (CN type 3831)

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Record status

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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 3831. Obverse: Laureate bust of Severus Alexander, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Diademed bust of the hero Abydos, right.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
24.1–25 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
8.54 g (mean of 2 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.
Reverse type
Diademed bust of the hero Abydos, right.
Obverse legend
ΑV Κ Μ ΑV Ϲ ΑΛЄΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Reverse legend
ΑΒVΔΟϹ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/3831
Type corpus identifier
CN type 3831

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