RPC VI, 1079 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 1079 (temporary)
Province Thrace
Region Thrace
City Perinthus
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΥ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΠΕΡΙΝΘΙΩΝ ΔΙϹ ΝΕωΚΟΡωΝ ΑΚΤΙΑ ΠΥΘΙΑ
Reverse design prize table holding a bag between two agonistic crowns with a palm branch each, seen from right; below, jug and five apples
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Axis 6
Reference Schönert-Geiss, Perinthus 757
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 1218
2 2     A Schönert-Geiss, Perinthus 757
3 3     ✸ CGT coll.