RPC VI, 3746 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 3746 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Cyzicus
Region Mysia
City Cyzicus
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Issue Group 1
Obverse inscription ΑΥ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΟΥΗΡ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΚΥΖΙΚΗΝΩΝ ΝΕΟΚΟΡΩΝ
Reverse design two agonistic crowns on a table, holding facing busts of radiate Alexander(?), right, and Julia Mamaea(?), left; between them, two purses; below, vase between two palm branches
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Axis 5
Reference SNG vA 1281
Specimens 3 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     vA 1281
2 2     ✸ Auktionshaus H. D. Rauch GmbH E-23, 24 June 2017, lot 2110
3 3     Naumann Auction 89, 3 May 2010, lot 249 = Leu EA 27, 9 Sept. 2023, lot 1093