RPC VI, 10240 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #5

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 10240 (temporary)
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Issue L B = 2
Dating 222/3
Obverse inscription Α ΚΑΙ ΜΑΡ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΥΗΡ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ ΕΥϹΕ(Β)
Edition Α(ὐτοκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Μᾶρ(κος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Σευῆρ(ος) Ἀλέξανδρος Εὐσεβ(ής)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Pious
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription L Β
Edition (ἔτους) βʹ
Translation of year 2
Reverse design Athena bust right, draped and wearing Attic helmet decorated with griffin
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 22 mm
Average weight 12.41 g
Axis 12
Reference D 4277, DS 9942, M 2886, E 3093 (2)
Specimens 5 (2 in the core collections)
Note The placement of DS 9942 in DS shows that Dattari thought it was a bust of Roma, in which he was followed by E 3130, but the type seems the same as D 4277 which he thought was Athena. For 'Athena vs. Roma,' see introduction to Alexandria.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     NY: 1973.56.1024
2 2     O: HCR27276 M 2886
3 3     A: 3625 Demetrio 2413
4 4     D 4277
5 5     ✸ DS 9942 = Naville Numismatics 68, 3 Oct. 2021, lot 233