RPC VI, 10366 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 10366 (temporary)
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Issue L Z = 7
Dating 227/8
Obverse inscription Α ΚΑΙ ΜΑ(Ρ) ΑΥ(Ρ) ϹΕΥ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ (ΕΥ)
Edition Α(ὐτοκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Μᾶρ(κος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Σεο(υῆρος) Ἀλέξανδρος Εὐ(σεβής)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Pious
Obverse design laureate, cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription L Ζ
Edition (ἔτους) ζʹ
Translation of year 7
Reverse design Hermanubis bust right, wearing kalathos and lotus petal, palm over shoulder; in front, winged caduceus combined with palm branch
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 13.27 g
Axis 12
Reference BMC 1677, Ε 3107 (7)
Specimens 5 (2 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1864,1118.668 BMC 1677
2 2     P: 2935 H 612
3 3     Agora Auction 74, 20 Sept. 2016, lot 119
4 4     Kölner Münzkabinett 122, 4 Oct. 2024, lot 664 = DS 9898 = Ars et Nummus 7–8, 1970 ( = Figari - Mosconi 1157)
5 5     DS 9899