RPC VI, 1141 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 1141 (temporary)
Province Thrace
Region Thrace
City Sestus
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Ἀλέξανδρος
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Alexander
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ϹΗϹΤΙΩΝ
Edition Σηστίων
Translation of the Sestians
Reverse design Genius standing facing, head left, holding patera and cornucopia
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 5.88 g
Axis 6
Reference Calomino, Burnett 208,5
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type