RPC VI, 3797 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 3797 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Cyzicus
Region Mysia
City Cyzicus
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Magistrate Marcus Aurelius Aristeides (strategos)
Issue Group 2
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΥΗΡΟϹ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ ΑΥ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Σευῆρος Ἀλέξανδρος Αὔ(γουστος)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙ ϹΤΡΑ ΑΥΡ ΑΡΙϹΤΕΙΔΟΥ ΚΥΖΙΚΗ ΝΕΟΚΟΡ
Edition ἐπὶ στρα(τηγοῦ) Αὐρ(ηλίου) Ἀριστείδου Κυζικη(νῶν) νεωκόρ(ων)
Translation under strategos Aurelius Aristeides, of the Cyzicenes, neocorate
Reverse design emperor on horseback galloping, right, raising hand
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 43 mm
Average weight 37.98 g
Axis 7
Reference BMC 263
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L BMC 263
2 2     Naville Numismatics 22, May 2016, 229