RPC VI, 3776 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 3776 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Cyzicus
Region Mysia
City Cyzicus
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Issue Group 2
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΥΗ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ ΑΥ
Edition Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Σευῆ(ρος) Ἀλέξανδρος Αὔ(γουστος)
Translation Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, left, holding sceptre and raising hand in salute, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΚΥΖΙΚΗΝΩΝ ΔΙϹ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ
Edition Κυζικηνῶν δις νεωκόρων
Translation of the Cyzicenes, twice neocorate
Reverse design two agonistic crowns on a table, holding facing busts of radiate Alexander(?), right, and Julia Mamaea(?), left; below, vase between two palm branches
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Average weight 11.09 g
Axis 2, 7
Reference Burrell 96,10
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 498 SNG 821 (Mi II, 548, 229) = Burrell 96, 10
2 2     Tübingen SNG 2284
4 4     Roma Numismatics EA 118, 8 Apr. 2024, lot 1116 = N&N London EA 16, 1 May 2023, lot 293