RPC VI, 2049 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 2049 (temporary)
Province Moesia Inferior
Region Moesia
City Istrus
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ(Η) ϹΕΒ ΑΛΕΖ(retrograde)ΑΝΔΡΟϹ (or ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ)
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΙϹΤΡΙΗΝΩΝ Ε
Reverse design Tyche standing facing, head left, holding rudder and cornucopia
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Axis 6, 12
Reference Varbanov 669
Specimens 8 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ O
2 2     AuctAG 29, June 2003, 140
3 3     CGT coll.
4 4     GalerieNum IV, Nov. 2004, 352
5 5     Gorny & Mosch EA 282, 14 Oct. 2021, lot 3198
6 6     Kagan Coll.
7 7     Peus 403, Apr. 2011, 217
8 8     Roma Numismatics EA 73, 23 July 2020, lot 43