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)
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 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