RPC VI, 10509


Image of specimen #1

Coin type
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Volume	VI
Number	10509 (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 (?)
Obverse design	laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription	L Ι
Reverse design	Tyche standing, left, wearing kalathos, holding rudder and cornucopia; behind, palm branch
Metal	copper-based alloy
Average diameter	24 mm
Reference	DS 10006, E 3187 (10)
Specimens	2 (0 in the core collections)

Number	Number	Obverse	Reverse	Museum	Bibliography	Diameter	Weight	Axis	Note	More
1	1 ✸			A: 650/1018		24	9.11		A close examination of the coin suggests it is a figure of Tyche standing (rather than a seated figure). The rudder can just be made out; the corncuopia and the kalathos confirm the identification.	Show
2	2				DS 10006	24			year indication not clearly visible	Show