RPC VI, 11057 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 11057 (temporary)
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Pedias
City Tarsus
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ ϹΕΟΥΗΡΟϹ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ Π Π
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΑΔΡΙ ϹΕΟΥΗ[ ]Ε[ ]ΤΑΡϹΟϹ Η[...] Γ Μ, ΕΛΕY ΚΟΙΝOB TΕTΙΜΜΕΝΗ
Reverse design Kiliarch crown with a NIke and twelve imperial heads enclosing inscription; above inscription, palm (?)
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 37 mm
Axis 12
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
Note The reading and interpretation of the rev. inscription are uncertain. The inscription in the wreath seems to mean the same as https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/54848 ΚΟΙΝΟΒΟ ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΟΝ; TƐTΙΜΜƐΝΗ = 'honoured with'
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ FLK Coll. 2086