RPC VI, 10462 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 10462 (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(H) ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ ΕΥ(Ϲ)
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription L Ι
Reverse design Nilus seated left, on hippopotamus, holding corn ears and cornucopia; behind, palm branch
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 35 mm
Axis 12
Reference DS 10004, Ε 3172 (10)
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     NY: 1944.100.64700
2 2     ✸ A: 3720
3 3     Künker 258, 26 Sept. 2016, lot 759 = DS 10004