Assarion - Septimius Severus ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ; Homonoia; Philippopolis, Thrace

Assarion - Septimius Severus (ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ; Homonoia; Philippopolis, Thrace) - obverseAssarion - Septimius Severus (ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ; Homonoia; Philippopolis, Thrace) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Philippopolis (Thracia)
Emperor Septimius Severus (Lucius Septimius Severus) (193-211)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 193-211
Value Assarion
Composition Copper
Weight 4.80 g
Diameter 24 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
126493
References Moush'12# 5270 var.
Nikola Anastasov Moushmov; 1912. Античните монети на Балканския полуостров и монетите на българските царе = Ancient Coins of the Balkan Peninsula and the Coins of the Bulgarian Monarchs. Printing house of Grigor Iv. Gavazov, Sofia, Bulgaria.

Obverse

Head of Septimius Severus right, laureate.

Lettering: AV•K•Λ•C CEVHPOC

Translation:
Au (-tokrator) K (-aisar) L (-ukios) S (-eptimios) Shuhros:
"Emperor Caesar Lucius Septimius Severus".

Reverse

Homonoia standing left, with kalathos, draped, holding cornucopia with left hand and patera with right hand.

Lettering: ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ

Translation:
Philippopoleiton:
"of Philippopolis".

Mint

Philippopolis, Thrace, modern-day Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Comments

On reverse, Homonoia could be feeding a snake coiled around altar at her feet left from the patera held with right hand.

This coin doesn't seem to be listed and appears to correspond to Moushmov#5270 with a lettering variation.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (193-211)  Philippopolis, Thrace

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