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VI, 10240 (temporary)
Image of specimen #5
Coin type
URI
https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/6/10240
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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 Ϲ
Ε
ΥΗΡ ΑΛ
Ε
ΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Ε
ΥϹ
Ε
(Β)
Obverse design
laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription
L Β
Reverse design
Athena bust right, draped and wearing Attic helmet decorated with griffin
Metal
debased silver
Average diameter
22 mm
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.
Specimens of this coin type
Number
Number
Obverse
Reverse
Museum
Bibliography
Diameter
Weight
Axis
Note
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1
1
NY: 1973.56.1024
22.2
12.54
12
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2
2
O: HCR27276
M 2886
23
11.42
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3
3
A: 3625
Demetrio 2413
13.41
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4
4
D 4277
22
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5
5
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DS 9942 = Naville Numismatics 68, 3 Oct. 2021, lot 233
22.4
12.25
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