RPC VI, 10437 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #5

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 10437 (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(Η) ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ ΕΥ(Ϲ)
Edition Α(ὐτοκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Μᾶρ(κος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Σευῆ(ρος) Ἀλέξανδρος Εὐσ(εβής)
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 Alexandria standing left, wearing turreted crown, holding sceptre and raising right hand; in front, palm branch
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 33 mm
Average weight 20.26 g
Axis 12
Reference BMC 1711, Geissen 2454, E 3148 (10)
Specimens 6 (3 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     L BMC 1711
2 2     NY: 1944.100.64701
3 3     O: HCR33821
4 4     A: 3710 Demetrio 2484ter corr.
5 5     ✸ Cologne Geissen 2454
6 6     Naville Numismatics 91, 11 Aug. 2024, lot 457