Æ37 - Septimius Severus ΑΒΥΔΗΝΩΝ ΗΡΩ, ΛΑΙΑΝΔΡΟϹ

Features

Issuer	Abydus (Conventus of Adramyteum)
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	25.74 g
Diameter	37 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 538170
References	RPC Online V.2# 1091 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: ΑΥ ΚΑΙ ΜΑΡ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟϹ

Unabridged legend: Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Αὐρήλιος Ἀντωνεῖνος

Translation: Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus

Reverse

Leander swimming right, above fish, towards Hero standing on top of tower (the lighthouse of Sestus), holding lamp; above, Eros flying right, holding torch; to left, rock with helmet, cloak, sword and shield

Lettering: ΑΒΥΔΗΝΩΝ ΗΡΩ, ΛΑΙΑΝΔΡΟϹ

Unabridged legend: Ἀβυδηνῶν Ἡρὼ Λαίανδρος

Translation: of the Abydenians, Hero, Leander

Mint

Abydus, Troade, modern-day Nağara, Turkey

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (193-211)

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