RPC VI, 10531 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #5

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 10531 (temporary)
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Issue L IA = 11
Dating 231/2
Obverse inscription Α ΚΑΙ ΜΑ(Ρ) ΑΥΡ ϹΕΥ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ Ε(Υ)
Edition Α(ὐτοκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Μᾶρ(κος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Σεο(υῆρος) Ἀλέξανδρος Εὐ(σεβής)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Pious
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription L ΙΑ
Edition (ἔτους) ιαʹ
Translation of year 11
Reverse design Selene bust right, draped and wearing taenia, right; in front, large crescent; to right, palm branch
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 12.66 g
Axis 1, 12
Reference D 4372, M 3052, E 3137 (11)
Specimens 7 (3 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     NY: 1944.100.64607
2 2     NY: 1974.26.4152
3 3     O: HCR27412 M 3052
4 4     Curtis 1100
5 5 –6     ✸ Kölner Münzkabinett 122, 4 Oct. 2024, lot 674 = D 4372
7 7     DS 9959 = Naville 27, 27 Nov. 2016, lot 313