RPC VI, 10512 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 10512 (temporary)
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Julia Mamaea (Augusta)
Issue L I = 10
Dating 230/1
Obverse inscription ΙΟΥ ΜΑΜΑΙΑ ϹΕΒ ΜΗΤ ϹΕΒ Κ ϹΤΡΑ
Edition Ἰου(λία) Μαμαία Σεβ(αστὴ) μήτ(ηρ) Σεβ(αστοῦ) κ(αὶ) στρα(τοπέδων)
Translation Julia Mamaea Augusta, mother of Augustus and of the camps
Obverse design draped bust of Julia Mamaea wearing stephane, right
Reverse inscription L Ι
Edition (ἔτους) ιʹ
Translation of year 10
Reverse design griffin seated right, placing left forepaw on wheel; below, palm branch
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 22 mm
Average weight 6.72 g
Axis 12
Specimens 3 (0 in the core collections)
Note The date is not very clear on https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coin/241322: the palm on the rev. shows it must be of year 10 or greater, and 10 seems the likeliest year. This is now confirmed by https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coin/243788.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     A: 285/1121
2 2     Pecunem 39, 3 Jan. 2016, lot 793
3 3     ✸ Roma E-live auction 1, 25 July 2018, lot 458