Æ17 - Septimius Severus ϹΑΜΙΩΝ
Features
| Issuer |
Samos
(Conventus of Miletus)  |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Septimius Severus (Lucius Septimius Severus) (193-211)
Caracalla (Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Caracalla) (198-217) |
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 193-211 |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 2.52 g |
| Diameter | 17 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 497665 |
| References | RPC Online V.2# 69641 British Museum, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford University Press (publisher). Roman Provincial Coinage / Volume 5.2 From Pertinax to Macrinus (AD 193–218): Bithynia-Pontus and Asia. British Museum, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford University Press. |
Obverse
Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Caracalla, right, seen from rear
Lettering: Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ
Unabridged legend: Μᾶρκος Αὐρήλιος Ἀντωνῖνος
Translation: Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
Reverse
Two nude children playing with astragali; between them, in the background, cult statue of Samian Hera between crescent and star
Lettering: ϹΑΜΙΩΝ
Translation: of the Samians
Mint
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (193-211) | 
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Numista Rarity index: 100
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© The Heberden Coin Room, Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, Milne
17.1 mm • 2.52 g • ↑↑ 6h (see more)
17.1 mm • 2.52 g • ↑↑ 6h (see more)
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