RPC VI, 1872 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 1872 (temporary)
Province Moesia Inferior
Region Moesia
City Tomis
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΥ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Σευ(ῆρος) Ἀλέξανδρος
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟ ΠΟΝΤΟΥ ΤΟΜΕΩϹ Δ
Edition Μητρο(πόλεως) Πόντου Τόμεως δʹ
Translation of the Metropolis of Pontus, Tomis, 4
Reverse design Asclepius standing facing, head left, holding serpent-staff, facing Hygieia standing, right, feeding serpent from patera; between, small figure of Telesphorus
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 11.38 g
Reference AMNG 3199–3200
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: 511/1900 AMNG 3200
2 2     AMNG 3199 = Buletinul 1908, 25, 107
3 3     ✸ Gorny & Mosch EA 271, 29 May 2020, lot 188