RPC VI, 1086 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 1086 (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 head of Severus Alexander, right
Reverse inscription ΠΕΡΙΝΘΙΩΝ ΔΙϹ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ
Edition Περινθίων δὶς νεωκόρων
Translation of the Perinthians, twice neocorate
Reverse design athlete advancing nude, left, looking back, holding palm branch and wreath
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 8.26 g
Reference Schönert-Geiss, Perinthus 764
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     O Schönert-Geiss, Perinthus 764.2
2 2     ✸ Istanbul: 358/1 Schönert-Geiss, Perinthus 764.1 (from Nicomedia)