RPC VI, 10649 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 10649 (temporary)
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Issue L IΔ = 14
Dating 234/5
Obverse inscription Α ΚΑΙ ΜΑΡ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΥ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ (Ε)(Υ)
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription L ΙΔ
Reverse design Zeus head right, laureate; to right, palm branch
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 24 mm
Axis 1, 11, 12
Reference D 4388, M 3167, Geissen 2495, E 3144 (14)
Specimens 23 (10 in the core collections)
Note D 4387 is described as 'year 11', but the rubbing shows the year is indistinct, and is probably of year 14. The type is not otherwise known for year 11.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1844,04025.2432 BMC 1591
2 2     P: 8484935 FG 2895
3 3     P: 2991
4 4     B: 18208128, Löbb.
5 5     C
6 6     Cop: 649
7 7     NY
9 9     O: HCR27481 M 3167
10 10     O: HCR27482 M 3168
11 11     A: 3783 Demetrio 2529
12 12     Birmingham: 438
13 13     Brussels: 1081
14 14     Cologne Geissen 2495
15 15     Milan: 1544
16 16     Rome: 81904
17 17     Vat: 1064
18 18     Vat: 1065
19 19     Washington
20 20     D 4388 = Naville Numismatics 79, 12 Feb. 2023, lot 334
23 23     D4 387 corr.
24 24     NY
25 25 –26     DS 9972, 9972bis