RPC VI, 3003 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 3003 (temporary)
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Apamea
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG
Edition Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus Imp(erator) C(aesar) M(arcus) Aur(elius) Sev(erus) Alexand(er) Aug(ustus)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus
Obverse design laureate bust of Severus Alexander, right, wearing cuirass decorated with Gorgon's head, seen from front
Reverse inscription COL IVL CONC [...] D D
Edition colonia Iulia Concordia --- decreto decurionum col(onia) Iul(ia) Conc(ordia) [---] d(ecreto) d(ecurionum)
Translation the colony of Julia Concordia [---] by decree of the decurions
Reverse design Aeneas advancing, right, looking back, leading Ascanius by hand and carrying Anchises on shoulder
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 35 mm
Average weight 21.28 g
Axis 6
Reference BMC 37, Rec 92
Specimens 4 (2 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     L BMC 37 = Rec 92
2 2     ✸ B: 1865/28701
3 3     St Petersburg see Rec
4 4     CNG 123, 23 May 2023, lot 386