RPC VI, 30596 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 30596 (temporary)
Province Syria Coele
Region Syria
City Antioch
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Issue Group 2
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΜΑΡ ΑΥ ϹΕΟ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ ϹΕ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Μᾶρ(κος) Αὐ(ρήλιος) Σεο(υῆρος) Ἀλέξανδρος Σε(βαστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΑΝΤΙΟΧΕΩΝ ΜΗ ΚΟΛ Δ Ε S C
Edition Ἀντιοχέων μη(τρόπολις) κολ(ωνίας) δ ἐ(παρχιῶν) S(enatus) C(onsulto)
Translation of the Antiocheans, metropolis colony, of the 4 eparchies, by decree of the Senate
Reverse design Tyche of the City seated on rock, left, holding corn ears; at her feet, river god Orontes swimming, left
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 10.19 g
Axis 11
Reference McAlee 848A
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
2 2     ✸ Richard McAlee Collection = R. McAlee, The Coins of Roman Antioch, Supplement No. 2, no. 848A.