RPC VI, 30779 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 30779 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Apamea
Region Phrygia
City Apamea
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Magistrate Publius Aelius Tryphon (asiarch, of equestrian rank)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Obverse design laureate and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙ ΠΟ ΑΙΛ ΤΡΥΦ ΑϹΙΑΡ ΙΠΠΙ ΑΠΑMΕΩΝ
Reverse design Tyche standing facing, head left, wearing kalathos, holding cornucopia and rudder
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Harrison coll., ex Bucephalus Numismatic Black 16, 24–25 Feb. 2023, lot 653