RPC VI, 10445 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 10445 (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(Ε)
Edition Α(ὐτοκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Μᾶρ(κος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Σευ(ῆρος) Ἀλέξανδρος Εὐσε(βής)
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 Athena standing facing, head left, holding Nike with wreath, right hand resting on shield; in front, palm branch
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 35 mm
Average weight 20.42 g
Axis 12
Reference Ε 3154 (10)
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     NY: 1944.100.64703
2 2     ✸ A: 653/1105
3 3     Kölner Münzkabinett 122, 4 Oct. 2024, lot 669 = DS 9998 = Bayerische Vereinsbank 1, 1978, lot 279 (Figari - Mosconi 1218)