Nikopolis ad Istrum, Septimius Severus, bronze (CN type 3953)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
193-197 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
Moesia inferiorCoin type in bronze struck at Nikopolis ad Istrum in Moesia inferior under Septimius Severus dated 193-197 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 3953. Obverse: Laureate head of Septimius Severus, right. Reverse: Heracles standing right, resting on club, holding lion skin in left arm.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 26.9–27.7 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Nikopolis ad Istrum
- Region
- Moesia inferior
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Septimius Severus
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate head of Septimius Severus, right.
- Reverse type
- Heracles standing right, resting on club, holding lion skin in left arm.
- Obverse legend
- ΑV ΚΑΙ ϹΕΠ ϹΕVΗΡΟϹ ΠΕΡ
- Reverse legend
- VΠΑ ΠΟΛ ΑVϹΠΙΚΟϹ ΝΙΚΟΠΟΛΙ ΠΡΟϹ ΙϹ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/3953
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 3953
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- Issue or mint date
- Documented
- Material
- Documented
- Weight
- Research required
- Mint or printer
- Documented
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Documented
- Licensed photograph
- Documented
Catalogue references
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 356, nr. 1257
Research required
- Weight not recorded in the source corpus
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution