Nikopolis ad Istrum, Septimius Severus, bronze (CN type 3965)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
193-211 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
Moesia inferiorCoin type in bronze struck at Nikopolis ad Istrum in Moesia inferior under Septimius Severus dated 193-211 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 3965. Obverse: Laureate head of Septimius Severus, right. Reverse: Bearded river-god (Istros) reclining left, holding branch in raised right hand, resting left arm on water-urn.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 25–27.5 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
- Bearded river-god (Istros) reclining left, holding branch in raised right hand, resting left arm on water-urn.
- Obverse legend
- ΑV ΚΑΙ ΛΟV ϹΕΠΤ ϹΕVΗΡΟϹ ΠΕΡ
- Reverse legend
- VΠ ΚΟϹΚ ΓΕΝΤΙΑΝΟV ΝΙΚΟΠΟΛΙ ΠΡΟϹ ΙϹΤΡ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/3965
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 3965
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. 358, nr. 1266
Research required
- Weight not recorded in the source corpus
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution