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cn type 8988

Mint
Philippopolis 🔍  

Region: Thrace  

Typology

Date

193-211 AD

Roman Imperial Period 🔍

Obverse
Legend
ΑV Κ Λ Ϲ ϹΕVΗΡΟϹ
Design
Laureate bust of Septimius Severus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
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Reverse
Legend
ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ
Design
Nude Eros in attitude of Thanatos advancing left, holding torch in right hand.
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Persons

Sitter: Septimius Severus 🔍  

Metrology
Denomination
Double unit 🔍  
Material
bronze 🔍  
Diameter
Max: 19 mm / Min: 16.4 mm
Average Weight
3.66 g (2x)
Citation

Varbanov, The Coinage of Philippopolis. Vol. II Catalogue 2, Bourgas 2019 p. 240, nr. XIII.41.2  ❐

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cn type 8988, in: Corpus Nummorum, https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/en/types/8988 [Last downloaded: 2026/03/23]

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