RPC VI, 30307 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 30307 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Halicarnassus
Region Caria
City Hydisus
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Magistrate Marcus Aurelius Epigonos (arxas)
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΥ ϹΕΥΗΡΟϹ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription Μ Α ΕΠΙΓΟΝΟϹ ΑΡΞΑϹ ΥΔΙϹΕωΝ
Reverse design Zeus Areios standing facing, head right, holding spear in right hand and shield on left arm; at his feet, left, eagle
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 31 mm
Axis 7
Reference Delrieux 2007, p. 70,HP/5
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ R. Ziegler, 'Eine neue Lesung zweier Beamtennamen auf kleinasiatischen Münzen', NZ 95 (1981), p. 49.1
2 2     Savoca Coins Blue 170th Blue, 12–13 Aug. 2023, lot 505