RPC VI, 10412 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #13

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 10412 (temporary)
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Issue L I = 10
Dating 230/1
Obverse inscription Α ΚΑΙ ΜΑΡ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΥ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ Ε(Υ)
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, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription L Ι
Edition (ἔτους) ιʹ
Translation of year 10
Reverse design eagle standing right, head left, holding wreath in beak; to left, palm branch
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 13.90 g
Axis 1, 12
Reference D 4411, M 3032, Geissen 2449, E 3100 (10)
Specimens 12 (4 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1864,1118.670 BMC 1697
2 2     C
3 3     NY: 1973.56.1030
4 4     O: HCR27407 M 3032
5 5     A: 3703
6 6     Cologne Geissen 2449
7 7     Rome: 81916
8 8 –9     DS 12351–2
11 11     Astarte 23, 28 Oct. 2024, lot 459 = Staffieri ex Myers I, lot 392
12 12     DS 4411 = Naville Numismatics 55, 9 Feb. 2020, lot 363
13 13     ✸ Leu 15, 1 June 2024, lot 196 = Leu 11, 14 May 2022, lot 209 = Künker 347, 22 March 2021, lot 289 = Leu Fixed Price List 1, 15 Jan. 2023, lot 133