RPC VI, 30140 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 30140 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Philomelium
Region Phrygia
City Hadrianopolis
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Magistrate Diophantοs, son of Alexios (archon)
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΥ ϹΕΥ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐ(ρήλιος) Σευ(ῆρος) Ἀλέξανδρος
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟΠΟ ΑΡΧ ΔΙΟΦΑΝΤΟΥ ΑΛΕΞ, Ϲ/Ε-Β
Edition Ἁδριανοπο(λειτῶν) ἄρχ(οντος) Διοφάντου Ἀλεξ(ίου) Σεβ(αστῶν)
Translation of the Hadrianopolitans, of archon Diophantus, son of Alexios, Augustan
Reverse design Nike advancing, left, holding palm branch and wreath; globe beneath left foot (?)
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 32 mm
Average weight 20.76 g
Axis 12
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
5 5     CGT coll.
6 6     ✸ Numismatik Naumann 145, 6 Oct. 2024, lot 338