193 AD - 211 AD

Marcianopolis   Moesia Inferior   Septimius Severus
Μαρκιανόπολις   Κάτω Μοισία   Σεπτίμιος Σεβήρος

 AE 26
 SHH 4815

uncleaned
4815 Marcianopolis Moesia Inferior Septimius Severus AE

cleaned
4815 Marcianopolis Moesia Inferior Septimius Severus AE cleaned

ground
4815 Marcianopolis Moesia Inferior Septimius Severus AE ground

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Obverse
Reverse


Notes
Reference
Provenance
Donated
 8.53 g   25.7-26.9 mm   1.8 eqmm   1:00 o'clock   G
σmax(SigmaTest, 240 Hz) = 13.2 MS/m

uncleaned
t = 1.7-2.5 mm w = 8.54 g ρ = 8.76 g/cm^3 σ(960 Hz) obv.   8.3-10.7 rev.   8.8-12.2 MS/m

cleaned
t = 1.7-2.5 mm w = 8.53 g ρ = 8.57 g/cm^3 σ(960 Hz) obv.   9.1-11.9 rev. 10.1-12.3 MS/m
                                                               σ(120 Hz) obv.                rev. 12.7-13.4 MS/m
XRF %
 Au
 Ag
 Cu
 Sn
 Zn
 Pb
 As
S
 Cl
 P
 Na
 Ca
 Fe
 Si Sb
obv. 0.8 0.1
 84.8
 0.2
 8.5
 0.1
 0.3
0.4
 0.3
 1.4
 0.0
 1.0
 0.1
 2.1
 0.0
rev.
 0.0
 0.2
 85.2
 0.2
 8.3
 0.0
 0.3
0.4
 0.3
 1.1
 1.5
 0.8
 0.0
 1.0
 0.0

[Bust of  Septimius Severus right; inscription clockwise around; border of dots].
Fortuna (Τύχη) wearing modius (κάλαθος) standing facing, head turned left;
right hand resting on rudder, cornucopia in left arm;
V AV ΓAΛΛOV MAP / KIANOΠOΛITΩ clockwise around, N in exergue; border of dots.
Coin surfaces roughly ground to remove the patina.
AMNG I/1 559; Moushmov 394; Varbanov 747/748
Provided by Walter Neussel for experimental purposes
Griechisches Münzwerk, Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften, 10.2018