RPC VI, 10267 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 10267 (temporary)
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Issue L Γ = 3
Dating 223/4
Obverse inscription Α ΚΑΙ ΜΑΡ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΥΗΡ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ [ΕΥϹΕΒ]
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription L Γ
Reverse design Tyche standing facing, head left, wearing kalathos, holding rudder and cornucopia
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 34 mm
Reference D 4440, E 3178 (3)
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)
Note Confirmation required. A strange looking coin, but made more plausible by https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/50238. Perhaps tooled.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     D4440
2 2     ✸ J. Aiello coll.