RPC VI, 30637 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 30637 (temporary)
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Trachea
City Casae
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription Α Κ Μ ΑΥ ϹΕΟΥΗ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ Ϲ
Edition Α(ὐτοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐ(ρήλιος) Σεουῆ(ρος) Ἀλέξανδρος Σ(εβαστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΚΑϹΑΤΩΝ
Edition Κασάτων
Translation of the Casatians
Reverse design two female figures (Hera and Demeter?), standing facing each other; the one on the left holds a sceptre; the one on the right holds a long torch (?); between, altar
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 31 mm
Average weight 14.06 g
Reference Watson —
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
Note For Hera, see https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/21688; for Demeter, see https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/60407.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Savoca Coins Silver 167th Silver, 25 June 2023, lot 219