RPC VI, 1069 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 1069 (temporary)
Province Thrace
Region Thrace
City Perinthus
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΥ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ ΑΥΓ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Σευ(ῆρος) Ἀλέξανδρος Αὔγ(ουστος)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΠΕΡΙΝΘΙΩΝ ΔΙϹ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ
Edition Περινθίων δὶς νεωκόρων
Translation of the Perinthians, twice neocorate
Reverse design Athena standing facing, head left, holding spear and patera; at her feet, shield
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 30 mm
Average weight 9.77 g
Reference Schönert-Geiss, Perinthus 745
Specimens 4 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ B: L1906 Schönert-Geiss, Perinthus 745.1
2 2     Schönert-Geiss, Perinthus 745.2 = Lischine 803
3 3     Concordia Numismatic 7, 2 Sept. 2023, lot 587
4 4     Aphrodite Art Coins 15, 28–29 Oct. 2023, lot 605