RPC VI, 3545 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 3545 (temporary)
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Heraclea Pontica
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΥ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΝ ΑΥΓ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Σευ(ῆρος) Ἀλέξανδρος Αὔγ(ουστος)
Translation Emperor Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, left, seen from rear, holding spear and shield decorated with Nike
Reverse inscription ΗΡΑΚΛΕΩΤΑΝ ΠΟΝΤΩ
Edition Ἡρακλεωτᾶν Πόντῳ
Translation of the Heracleans in Pontus
Reverse design Heracles advancing nude, right, holding the Cretan bull by the horns, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 30 mm
Average weight 13.49 g
Axis 4
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Stack's Vermeule, Ward, and Mexico Maxico Collections, 11 Jan. 2010, lot 259