RPC VI, 1081 (temporary)

 

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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
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Σευ(ῆρος) Ἀλέξανδρος Σεβ(αστός)
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 ΑΚΤΙΑ ΠΥΘΙΑ
Edition Περινθίων δὶς νεωκόρων Ἄκτια Πύθια
Translation of the Perinthians, twice neocorate, Actian Pythian (games)
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
Average weight 13.60 g
Reference Schönert-Geiss, Perinthus 748
Specimens 3 (2 in the core collections)
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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