RPC VI, 1056 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 1056 (temporary)
Province Thrace
Region Thrace
City Perinthus
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ⳞΕΥ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟⳞ ΑΥΓ
Obverse design laureate and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, r., the cuirass decorated with Gorgon's head, and aegis on shoulder, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΠΕΡΙΝΘΙⲰΝ Β ΝΕⲰΚΟΡⲰΝ ΙⲰΝⲰΝ
Reverse design Zeus seated on throne facing, holding patera and long sceptre; at his feet, eagle l., head r.; above, Helios in quadriga, r., surmounted by crescent, and Selene in biga drawn by bulls, l., surmounted by star; below, Gaia reclining, r., holding cornucopia, and Thalassa reclining, l., with crab claws on the head, holding rudder and prow at her feet; all around, the signs of the Zodiac delimited by a dotted circle
Metal Æ
Average diameter 41 mm
Axis 1
Reference Schönert-Geiss, Perinthus 788, BMC 58
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1859,0618.3 BMC 58 = Schönert‑Geiss, Perinthus 788.1