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Serdika, Septimius Severus, 5 unit (CN type 674)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

196-198 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Thrace

5 unit in bronze struck at Serdika in Thrace under Septimius Severus dated 196-198 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 674. Obverse: Laureate bust of Septimius Severus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Emperor (Septimius Severus) in military attire riding right on horseback, holding sceptre in right hand.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Denomination
5 unit
Recorded diameter
32 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
16.02 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Serdika
Region
Thrace
Authority type
City
Issuing authority
Septimius Severus

Design

Obverse type
Laureate bust of Septimius Severus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
Reverse type
Emperor (Septimius Severus) in military attire riding right on horseback, holding sceptre in right hand.
Obverse legend
ΑV Κ Λ ϹΕΠ ϹΕVΗΡΟϹ Π
Reverse legend
ΗΓЄ ϹΤΑ ΒΑΡΒΑΡΟV ϹЄΡ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/674
Type corpus identifier
CN type 674

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