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)
Edition Α(ὐτοκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Μᾶρ(κος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Σευ(ῆρος) Ἀλέξανδρος Ε(ὐσεβής)
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 ΙΒ
Edition (ἔτους) ιβʹ
Translation of year 12
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
Average weight 12.05 g
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