Province Thrace
City Perinthus 
Region Thrace
Reign Severus Alexander
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΥ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ ΑΥΓ
Obverse design laureate and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, the cuirass decorated with Gorgon's head, and aegis on shoulder, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΠΕΡΙΝΘΙωΝ Β ΝΕωΚΟΡωΝ ΙωΝωΝ
Reverse design Zeus seated on throne facing, holding patera and long sceptre; at his feet, eagle left, head right; above, Helios in quadriga, right, surmounted by crescent, and Selene in biga drawn by bulls, left, surmounted by star; below, Gaia reclining, right, holding cornucopia, and Thalassa reclining, left, with crab claws on the head, holding rudder and prow at her feet; all around, the signs of the Zodiac delimited by a dotted circle

 

Museum British Museum, London (UK)
Inventory no. 1859,0618.3
Reference BMC 58 = Schönert‑Geiss, Perinthus 788.1
Diameter 41
Weight 37.35
Axis 1
Note
External URI https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_1859-0618-3