Tetrassarion - Septimus Severus Λ ϹΕΠΤ ϹΕΟΥ ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΟΠ

Emittent Eleutheropolis (Syria Palaestina)
Jahr 193-211
Typ Standard circulation coin
Nennwert Tetrassarion (0.4)
Währung Drachm
Material Bronze
Gewicht 13.09 g
Durchmesser 27 mm
Dicke
Form Round (irregular)
Prägetechnik Hammered
Ausrichtung Variable alignment ↺
Stempelschneider
Im Umlauf bis
Referenz(en) IX#68391 , Rosenberger II#11-5
Aversbeschreibung Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Caracalla, right, seen from rear.
Aversschrift Greek
Averslegende ΑΥ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΝΤω ϹΕΒ
(Translation: Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus)
Reversbeschreibung Hadad (Zeus of Heliopolis) standing facing, wearing kalathos, holding whip in right hand and corn ear in left, flanked by two bulls.
Reversschrift Greek
Reverslegende Λ ϹΕΠΤ ϹΕΟΥ ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΟΠ
(Translation: Lucius Septimius Severus, of the Eleutheropolitans)
Rand
Prägestätte
Auflage ND (193-211) - Year Ι = 10 -
Numisquare-ID 2266913170
Zusätzliche Informationen

Historical Context: This Tetrassarion from Eleutheropolis, struck during Septimius Severus's reign (193-211 AD), exemplifies the flourishing provincial coinage of the Severan dynasty. Septimius Severus, a military emperor, solidified Roman power, especially in the East. Eleutheropolis (Syria Palaestina)

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