RPC VI, 1874 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 1874 (temporary)
Province Moesia Inferior
Region Moesia
City Tomis
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΥ(Η) (or ϹΕΥΗ) ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ (or ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ)
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Σευῆ(ρος) 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 ΠΟΝΤ(ΟΥ) ΤΟΜΕΩϹ (or ΤΟΜΕΩϹ) Δ
Edition Μητρο(πόλεως) Πόντου Τόμεως δʹ
Translation Metropolis of Pontus, Tomis, 4
Reverse design Asclepius standing facing, head left, resting on serpent-staff
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 10.04 g
Reference AMNG 3181–3
Specimens 13 (2 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 971
2 2     P: 2001.567
3 3     Odessa AMNG 3183.1
4 4     Plovdiv AMNG 3183.2
5 5     Sofia AMNG 3183.3
6 6     AMNG 3181.1
7 7     AMNG 3181.2 = RN 1893, 62, 76
8 8     AMNG 3181.3
9 9     AMNG 3182.1
10 10     AMNG 3182.2
11 11     Varbanov, 1 5300
12 12     Wildwinds
13 13     Savoca Coins Blue 166th Blue, 17–18 June 2023, lot 913