Serdika, Septimius Severus, 5 unit (CN type 501)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
198 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
Thrace5 unit in bronze struck at Serdika in Thrace under Septimius Severus dated 198 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 501. Obverse: Laureate bust of Septimius Severus, right. Reverse: Ethnic within oak wreath.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Denomination
- 5 unit
- Recorded diameter
- 29 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 11.35 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Serdika
- Region
- Thrace
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Septimius Severus
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate bust of Septimius Severus, right.
- Reverse type
- Ethnic within oak wreath.
- Obverse legend
- ΑV Κ Λ ϹЄΠ ϹЄVΗΡΟϹ
- Reverse legend
- ΗΓΕ ΚΑΙΚΙΝΑ ΛΑΡΓΟV ΟVΛΠΙ ϹΕΡΔΙΚΗϹ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/501
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 501
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Documented
- Issue or mint date
- Documented
- Material
- Documented
- Weight
- Documented
- Mint or printer
- Documented
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Documented
- Licensed photograph
- Documented
Catalogue references
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 16, nr. 44
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 43, nr. 12.14.54.2
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 227, nr. 1963
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution