RPC VI, 10561 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #8

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 10561 (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 ΕΥ
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 ΙΒ
Edition (ἔτους) ιβʹ
Translation of year 12
Reverse design eagle standing right, head left, holding wreath in beak; to left, palm branch
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 12.06 g
Axis 12
Reference D 4413, M 3128, E 3100 (12)
Specimens 9 (3 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: 18208094 Löbb.
2 2     NY: 1973.56.1037
3 3     O: HCR27455 M 3128
4 4     A: 3758 Demetrio 2512
5 5     Brussels: 1075
6 6     D 4413 = Naville 48, 7 Apr. 2019, lot 294 = Naville Numismatics 54, 15 Dec. 2019, lot 339 = Naville Numismatics 60, 27 Sept. 2020, lot 300
7 7     DS 9989 = Naville Numismatics 79, 12 Feb. 2023, lot 333
8 8     ✸ A. Tomaszewski coll.
9 9     Kölner Münzkabinett 122, 4 Oct. 2024, lot 679