RPC VI, 1142 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 1142 (temporary)
Province Thrace
Region Thrace
City Sestus
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΥ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐ(ρήλιος) 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 Apollo(?) nude standing facing, head left, holding branch and bird
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 18 mm
Average weight 3.41 g
Axis 7
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ B: 18247228, I-B1900
2 2     Concordia Numismatic 3, 31 Mar.–1 Apr. 2023, lot 466
3 3     Nomos Obolos Webauction 34, 10 Nov. 2024, lot 589