RPC VI, 1890 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 1890 (temporary)
Province Moesia Inferior
Region Moesia
City Tomis
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΥ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ (or ϹΕΥΗ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ)
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Σευ(ῆρος) Ἀλέξανδρος
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander
Obverse design laureate head of Severus Alexander, right
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟ ΠΟΝΤΟΥ ΤΟΜΕΩϹ Δ
Edition Μητρο(πόλεως) Πόντου Τόμεως δʹ
Translation Metropolis of Pontus, Tomis, 4
Reverse design eagle facing, looking upwards., holding wreath in beak and spreading wings
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 9.87 g
Axis 8, 12
Reference AMNG 3261–2
Specimens 6 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ O
2 2     AMNG 3261
3 3     AMNG 3262
4 4     CGT coll.
5 5     CNG 227, Feb. 2010, 250
6 6     Varbanov 1, 5325