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cn type 8897

Mint
Philippopolis 🔍  

Region: Thrace  

Typology

Date

193-211 AD

Roman Imperial Period 🔍

Obverse
Legend
ΑΥ Κ Λ ϹΕΠ ϹΕΥΗΡΟϹ Π
Design
Laureate bust of Septimius Severus, right, wearing scale cuirass.
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Reverse
Legend
ΜΗΤ(ΡΟ) ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΠΟΛΕΩϹ
Design
Athena standing left, holding patera, spear and shield set on the ground; at her feet, altar.
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Persons

Sitter: Septimius Severus 🔍  

Metrology
Denomination
5 unit 🔍  
Material
bronze 🔍  
Diameter
Max: 30.2 mm / Min: 29 mm
Average Weight
17.80 g (3x)
Citation

Varbanov, The Coinage of Philippopolis. Vol. II Catalogue 2, Bourgas 2019 p. 223, nr. XIII.26.1  ❐

Literature

Varbanov, Greek Imperial Coins and their Values III Band 3, Thrace (from Perinthus to Trajanopolis), 2007 p. 144, nr. 1228 ❐

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cn type 8897, in: Corpus Nummorum, https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/en/types/8897 [Last downloaded: 2026/03/20]

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