RPC VI, 1081 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 1081 (temporary)
Province Thrace
Region Thrace
City Perinthus
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΥ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ ΑΥΓ
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 two agonistic crowns each with one palm branch; below, simpulum, jug and five apples
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 30 mm
Reference Schönert-Geiss, Perinthus 748
Specimens 3 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 1217
2 2     ✸ B Schönert-Geiss, Perinthus 748.2
3 3     A: S370 Schönert-Geiss, Perinthus 748.1