RPC VI, 10452 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 10452 (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 ΑΥ(Ρ) ϹΕΥ(Η) ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ ΕΥϹ
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription L Ι
Reverse design griffin seated right, placing left forepaw on wheel; below, palm branch
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 32 mm
Axis 12
Reference D 4445, Ε 3163 (10)
Specimens 6 (3 in the core collections)
Note The coins generally seem a bit smaller and lighter than normal drachms, but they do not look like the lightweight 'cast forgeries' of drachms that are quite frequently found: could they be hemidrachms?
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 8484987 FG 2956
2 2     Cop: 644
3 3     NY: 1944.100.64699
4 4     A: 3724 Demetriou 2486
5 5     Bologna
6 6     D 4445 = Naville Numismatics 69, 14 Nov. 2021, lot 242