Serdika, Septimius Severus, Double unit (CN type 681)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
193-211 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
ThraceDouble unit in bronze struck at Serdika in Thrace under Septimius Severus dated 193-211 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 681. Obverse: Laureate head of Septimius Severus, right. Reverse: Nude Eros in attitude of Thanatos standing right, resting on torch.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Denomination
- Double unit
- Recorded diameter
- 18 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 3.72 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Serdika
- Region
- Thrace
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Septimius Severus
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate head of Septimius Severus, right.
- Reverse type
- Nude Eros in attitude of Thanatos standing right, resting on torch.
- Obverse legend
- ΑV Κ Λ ϹΕΠ ϹΕVΗΡΟϹ Π
- Reverse legend
- ϹΕΡΔΩΝ
Identification
- Period
- Roman Imperial Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/681
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 681
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. 46
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 35, nr. 12.14.16.1
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 224, nr. 1927
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution