RPC VI, 1557 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 1557 (temporary)
Province Moesia Inferior
Region Moesia
City Marcianopolis
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Caesar)
Issue Group 2
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ Κ
Obverse design bare head of Severus Alexander, right
Reverse inscription ΜΑΡΚΙΑΝΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ
Reverse design four stars on crescent
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 17 mm
Axis 6, 7
Reference AMNG 1050? (Alexander, but 'Vorderseite undeutlich'),Hristova & Jekov, Marcianopolis 6.32.48.1-2
Specimens 12 (3 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     O
2 2     ✸ Naumann Numismatik Naumann 40, 7 Feb. 2016, lot 353
3 3     Münzen & Medaillen Deutschland GmbH 16, 19 May 2005, lot 308
4 4     Bertolami EA 96, 13 Mar. 2021, lot 1149
5 5     Münz Zentrum Heinz-W. Müller, Auction 194 15-17 Sep 2021, lot 162
6 6     Varbanov 1, 1731
7 7     P: 673 AMNG 1050.1
8 8     V AMNG 1050.2
9 9 –10     Pfeiffer 595.10, 595.11
10 10     Münzzentrum Rheinland 196, 21 - 23 Sept. 2022, lot 185
11 11     Savoca Silver 118, 21 Nov. 2021, lot 251