RPC VI, 30572 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 30572 (temporary)
Province Syria Coele
Region Syria
City Antioch
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Issue Group 2
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΜΑΡ ΑΥΡ ϹΕ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ ϹΕ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Μᾶρ(κος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Σε(ουῆρος) Ἀλέξανδρος Σε(βαστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΑΝΤΙΟΧΕΩΝ ΜΗΤΡΟ ΚΟΛ[ ] Δ Ε S C, Η
Edition Ἀντιοχέων μητρο(πόλεως) κολ[---] δʹ ἐ(παρχιῶν) s(enatus) c(onsulto) ηʹ
Translation of the Antiochenes, metropolis, colony[---] of the 4 eparchies, by decree of the senate, 8
Reverse design Sanctuary of the Tyche of Antioch viewed in aerial perspective: central temple with two columns, enclosing statue of the Tyche of Antioch; stairway flanked by statues before; around, four smaller shrines; before stairway, sacrificial altar; all within large open square space surrounded by colonnades.
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 36 mm
Average weight 17.72 g
Axis 12
Reference McAlee —
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
Note See the discussion by C. Salou, https://huort.hypotheses.org/1006#more-1006.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Leu WA 25, 12 Mar. 2023, lot 1623