RPC VI, 10461 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 10461 (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 reclining left, wearing lotus wreath, leaning left arm on sphinx head, holding reed and cornucopia; in exergue, crocodile, right; in front, palm branch
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 33 mm
Axis 11, 12
Reference D 4436, Geissen 2461, E 3171 (10)
Specimens 10 (5 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ B: 18208047 1892/333
2 2     C: G.1210-R
3 3     NY: 1944.100.64688
4 4     NY: 1944.100.64689
5 5     NY: 1944.100.64690
6 6     A: 652/1104
7 7     Cologne Geissen 2461
8 8     D 4436
9 9     DS plate 320, 11604 = Naville Numismatics 79, 12 Feb. 2023, lot 332
10 10     J. Aiello coll.