RPC VI, 30220 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #5

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 30220 (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 Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Αὐρήλιος Σευῆρος Ἀλέξανδρος 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 ΑΡΧ ΔΙΟΦΑΝΤΟΥ ΑΛΕΞ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟΠ ϹΕΒ
Edition ἄρχοντος Διοφάντου Ἀλεξίου Ἁδριανοπολιτῶν Σεβαστῶν ἄρχ(οντος) Διοφάντου Ἀλεξ(ίου) Ἁδριανοπ(ολιτῶν) Σεβ(αστῶν)
Translation of archon Diophantοs, son of Alexios, of the Augustan Hadrianopolitans
Reverse design the Emperor on horseback galloping, right, brandishing spear
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 32 mm
Average weight 19.74 g
Axis 6
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
5 5     ✸ CGT coll. = Naville 33, 16 July 2017, lot 165
6 6     Biga Numismatics Auction 5, 8 Aug. 2021, lot 323