RPC VI, 10450 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 10450 (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 ΕΥ(Ϲ)(Ε)
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription L Ι
Reverse design Emperor on horseback advancing left, holding transverse sceptre surmounted by eagle and raising hand; in front, palm branch
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 34 mm
Axis 12
Reference D 4419, BMC 1713, E 3160 (10)
Specimens 7 (3 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1853,0210.11 BMC 1713corr.
2 2     NY: 1944.100.64677
3 3     NY: 1944.100.64678
4 4     A: 3707
5 5     A: 3717
6 6     D 4419 = Künker 136, 10 Mar. 2008, lot 1126 (Figari - Mosconi 1215)
7 7     DS 9994