RPC VI, 10441 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 10441 (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 ΕΥϹ
Edition Α(ὐτοκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Μᾶρ(κος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Σευ(ῆρος) 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 Asclepius standing facing, head left, holding serpent-staff and patera over lighted altar; behind, palm branch
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 34 mm
Average weight 25.69 g
Axis 12
Reference D 4422, BMC 1707, E 3152 (10)
Specimens 7 (3 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1888,0403.71 BMC 1707
2 2     ✸ P: 8484976 FG 2945 = H 839
3 3     NY: 1944.100.64679
4 4     A: 3718 Demtriou 2481
5 5     Brussels: 1059 = DS 9995 (Figari - Mosconi 1217)
6 6     D 4422
7 7     D 4423<HTML><META HTTP-EQUIV = "content-type" CONTENT = "text/html;charset = utf-8"> = Naville 47, 3 Mar. 2019, lot 325