Æ21 - Septimius Severus Λ ϹΕ ΔΙΟϹ , Θ
Features
| Issuer |
Diospolis
(Syria Palaestina)  |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Septimius Severus (Lucius Septimius Severus) (193-211)
Caracalla (Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Caracalla) (198-217) |
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 207-208 |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 6.88 g |
| Diameter | 21 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 523245 |
| References | RPC Online V.3# 69347 British Museum, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford University Press (publisher). Roman Provincial Coinage / Volume 5.3 From Pertinax to Macrinus (AD 193–218): Lycia-Pamphylia to Egypt. British Museum, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford University Press. |
Obverse
Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Caracalla, right, seen from rear
Lettering: Α Κ Μ ΑΥ ΑΝΤΩΝ
Unabridged legend: Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Αὐρήλιος Ἀντωνεῖνος
Translation: Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
Reverse
Hadad (Zeus of Heliopolis), standing facing, wearing bull horns and kalathos, holding whip in right hand and corn ear in left, flanked by two bulls; date in left field
Lettering: Λ ϹΕ ΔΙΟϹ , Θ
Unabridged legend: Λουκία Σεπτιμία Διόσ--- θʹ
Translation: Lucian Septimian Diospolis[---] 9
Mint
Diospolis-Lydda, Samaria, modern-day Lod, IsraelComments
Rosenberger II, 8; Farhi, Diospolis 8; Sofaer 7
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (207-208) | |||||||||||||||
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