Province Thrace
City Perinthus 
Region Thrace
Reign Severus Alexander
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΥ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, 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 in a dotted circle

 

Museum Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris (France)
Inventory no. 1222
Reference Schönert‑Geiss, Perinthus 789.3 = Mi 1, 411, 316
Diameter 38
Weight 27.86
Axis
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External URI https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b85547396