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)
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 front
Reverse inscription L ΙΔ
Edition (ἔτους) ιδʹ
Translation of year 14
Reverse design Zeus head right, laureate; to right, palm branch
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 12.13 g
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