RPC VI, 30652 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 30652 (temporary)
Province Syria Coele
Region Syria
City Antioch
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Issue SC issues
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥ ϹΕ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐ(ρήλιος) Σε(υῆρος) Ἀλέξανδρος
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription S C, Δ Ε
Edition S(enatus) C(onsulto) δ ἐ(παρχιῶν)
Translation by decree of the Senate, of the 4 eparchies
Reverse design ram leaping, left, looking back, all within laurel wreath
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 21 mm
Average weight 7.09 g
Axis 7
Reference McAlee 855
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
3 3     ✸ Richard McAlee coll.
4 4     cast in Paris: see McAlee 855