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]
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription L Γ
Reverse design Helios bust right, radiate and draped
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 24 mm
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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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Gorny & Mosch EA 299, 7 Nov. 2023, lot 3540