RPC VI, 1053


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Coin type
URI	https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/6/1053 json ttl rdf xml
Volume	VI
Number	1053 (temporary)
Province	Thrace
Region	Thrace
City	Perinthus
Reign	Severus Alexander
Person (obv.)	Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription	ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΥΗ ΑΛΕΖΑΝΔΡΟϹ ΑΥΓ
Obverse design	laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription	ΠΕΡΙΝΘΙωΝ ΔΙϹ ΝΕωΚΟΡωΝ
Reverse design	Sarapis standing facing, head left, holding long sceptre and raising hand over lighted altar
Metal	copper-based alloy
Average diameter	40 mm
Reference	Schönert-Geiss, Perinthus 784
Specimens	4 (0 in the core collections)