Assarion - Septimus Severus and Caracalla

Features

Issuer	Carrhae (Mesopotamia)
Emperor	Septimius Severus (Lucius Septimius Severus) (193-211) Caracalla (Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Caracalla) (198-217)
Empress	Julia Domna (193-211)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	193-211
Value	Assarion (0.1)
Currency	Drachm
Composition	Brąz
Weight	6 g
Diameter	21 mm
Shape	Okrągły (nieregularny)
Technique	Młotkowana
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 368310
References	BMC Greek# – British Museum (publisher). A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom (28 volumes). , SNG Copenhagen# – Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Royal Collection of Greek Coins. Danish National Museum. Copenhagen, Denmark (44 volumes). , Mionnet 5# 13 Théodore Edme Mionnet; 1811. Description de médailles antiques Grecques et Romaines avec leur degré de rareté et leur estimation / Tome 5. Rois de Syrie. Comagène. Cyrrhestique. Palmyrene. Seleucide et Pierie. Coelésyrie. Trachonitide, Iturée. Décapole. Phoenicie. Galilée. Samarie. Judée. Arabie. Mésopotamie. Rois de Perse. Rois Parthes. Rois Sassanides. Rois de la Bactriane. Rois de. Imprimerie de Testu, Paris, France.

Obverse

(en) Laureate head of Emperor Septimius Severus facing right. Draped and cuirassed bust of Emperor Caracalla, facing left.

Script: grecki

Lettering: ΑΥΡH ΚΑΡ ΚΟΛ

Reverse

(en) Draped bust of Julia Domna facing right. Crescent pointing up on pellet to the right.

Script: grecki

Lettering: AYP KAP KOΛ MHT

Mint

Carrhae, Mesopotamia, modern-day Harran, Turkey

Comments

(en) Weight varies: 4.5–6.0 g.

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

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