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]
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 Γ
Edition (ἔτους) γʹ
Translation of year 3
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.