Æ31 - Septimius Severus ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΩϹ ΑΝΚΥΡΑϹ
Features
| Issuer |
Ancyra
(Galatia)  |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Septimius Severus (Lucius Septimius Severus) (193-211)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 196-198 |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 18.75 g |
| Diameter | 31 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 534105 |
| References | RPC Online V.3# 90037 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 Septimius Severus, right, seen from rear
Lettering: ΑΥΤ Κ Λ ϹΕΠΤ ϹΕΟΥΗΡΟϹ ΠΕΡΤ ΑΥΓΟΥ
Unabridged legend: Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Λούκιος Σεπτίμιος Σεουῆρος Περτίναξ Αὔγουστος
Translation: Emperor Caesar Lucius Septimius Severus Pertinax Augustus
Reverse
Tyche seated left, holding patera in her right hand and leaning left on anchor set on throne, being crowned by another Tyche standing behind her, head to left, holding cornucopia in her left hand; to left, a third Tyche standing right, holding vessel or crown (?) in her right hand.
Lettering: ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΩϹ ΑΝΚΥΡΑϹ
Translation: of the metropolis of Ancyra
Mint
Ancyra, Galatia, modern-day Ankara, TurkeySee also
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (196-198) | |||||||||||||||
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