cn type 23797
cn type 23797-0
cn type 23797-1
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cn type 23797

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Olbia 🔍  
Date

222-235 AD

Roman Imperial Period 🔍

Obverse
Legend
ΑVΤ Κ Μ *ΑV*Ρ ϹЄΟ*V Α*ΛЄΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Design
Laureate bust of Severus Alexander, right.
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Reverse
Legend
ΟΛΒΙΟΠΟΛΙΤWΝ
Design
Eagle standing facing, head left, wings spread, holding wreath in beak; between eagle's legs, altar.
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Symbol
Δ (position: top right)
Persons

Sitter: Severus Alexander 🔍  

Metrology
Material
bronze 🔍  
Diameter
Max: 25 mm / Min: 23 mm
Average Weight
7.96 g (8x)
Axes
4 (2x) 6 (3x) 11 (1x)
Citation

Anochin, Antičnye monety Severnogo Pričernomor‘ja, Kiev 2011 nr. 563  ❐

Anochin, Monety antičnych gorodov Severo-Zapadnogo Pričernomor'ja, Kiev 1989 nr. 395  ❐

Abramzon and Frolova, Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum. Russland. Staatliches Historisches Museum Moskau. Münzen des nördlichen Schwarzmeergebietes, Berlin-Boston 2019 nr. 2936-2956  ❐

Literature

Web Reference: https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/6/2109 ❐

Web Reference: https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/6/2110 ❐

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cn type 23797, in: Corpus Nummorum, https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/en/types/23797 [Last downloaded: 2026/03/19]

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