RPC VI, 10559 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 10559 (temporary)
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Issue L IB = 12
Dating 232/3
Obverse inscription Α ΚΑΙ ΜΑΡ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΥ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ (Ε)
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription L ΙΒ
Reverse design Athena bust right, draped and wearing Corinthian helmet (griffin under the crest); in front, palm branch
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 23 mm
Axis 12
Reference D 4275, Geissen 2476, E 3093 (12) c/e
Specimens 8 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ B: 18208072 Fox
2 2     Birmingham: 429
3 3     Cologne Geissen 2476
4 4     Rome: 81844
5 5     D 4275 = 'VMR 4275' ( = Figari - Mosconi 1138)
6 6     Münzhandlung Basel 1936, lot 1085
7 7     Naville 30, 2 Apr. 2017, lot 236
8 8     Naville Numismatics 64, 21 Mar. 2021, lot 278