RPC VI, 10460 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 10460 (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)
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription L Ι
Reverse design Nilus bust right, draped and wearing lotus wreath; to left, cornucopia on shoulder, right; in front, palm branch
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 33 mm
Axis 12
Reference D 4435, Geissen 2460, Ε 3170 (10)
Specimens 6 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     A: 650/1101
2 2     A: 651/1102
3 3     ✸ Cologne Geissen 2460
4 4     D 4435 = Naville Numismatics 60, 27 Sept. 2020, lot 299
5 5     j. Aiello coll.
6 6     CNG EA 526, 2 Nov. 2022, lot 315