RPC VI, 1057 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 1057 (temporary)
Province Thrace
Region Thrace
City Perinthus
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ⳞΕΥ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟⳞ
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, r., 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 in a dotted circle
Metal Æ
Average diameter 40 mm
Axis 1, 6
Reference Schönert-Geiss, Perinthus 789
Specimens 12 (4 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 15388
2 2     P: 15389
3 3     P: 1222 Schönert‑Geiss, Perinthus 789.3 = Mi 1, 411, 316
4 4     G SNG 860F = Hunterian I, 403, 24
5 5     Cologne: Sl. Niessen 12398 Schönert‑Geiss, Perinthus 789.1
6 6     Milan: 1016 SNG Italy 316
7 7     ✸ Baldwin's Markov M&M Ltd The New York Sale XIV, 10 Jan. 2007, lot 153
8 8     CNG MBS 67, 22 Sept. 2004, lot 1088
9 9     Schönert‑Geiss, Perinthus 789.2 = Kress 117, 1961, 244 (as Philip)
10 10     Schönert‑Geiss, Perinthus 789.4 (Sarajevo?)
11 11     Wildwinds
12 12     Boston: 62.629