RPC VI, 1073 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 1073 (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 emperor standing facing in military dress, head left, holding spear and patera over lighted altar at his feet
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Average weight 11.23 g
Axis 1, 12
Reference Schönert-Geiss, Perinthus 743, Cop 754
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Cop: 754 Schönert-Geiss, Perinthus 743
2 2     ✸ CGT coll.