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
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΚΑϹΑΤΩΝ
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
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