RPC VI, 2048 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 2048 (temporary)
Province Moesia Inferior
Region Moesia
City Istrus
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΒ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΙϹΤΡΙΗΝΩΝ Ε
Reverse design river god Istrus bearded, reclining, left, holding fish and reed, resting on urn from which water flows; in the background, lighthouse
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Axis 1, 6
Reference Varbanov 668
Specimens 8 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1905,0404.16
2 2     O
3 3     ✸ G&M 215, Oct. 2013, 946
4 4     GalerieNum IV, Nov. 2004, 351
5 5     Gorny & Mosch 146, 6 Mar. 2006, lot 569
6 6     Kagan Coll.
7 7     R. Hoppensteadt coll.
8 8     CNG EA 537, 26 Apr. 2023, lot 270