RPC VI, 30688 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 30688 (temporary)
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Issue L Γ = 3
Dating 223/4
Obverse inscription [Α] ΚΑΙ ΜΑ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΥ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ ΕΥ[Ϲ]
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Αὐρήλιος Σευῆρος Ἀλέξανδρος Εὐσεβής Α(ὐτοκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Μᾶ(ρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Σευ(ῆρος) Ἀλέξανδρος Εὐσ(εβής)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Pious
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription L Γ
Edition ἔτους γʹ (ἔτους) γʹ
Translation of year 3
Reverse design Helios bust right, radiate and draped
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 13.66 g
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
Note Confirmation required. A strange coin. The shortened obverse legend and good style or portrait are not known until year 4, and the reverse die seems small for the size of flan.
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Gorny & Mosch EA 299, 7 Nov. 2023, lot 3540