RPC VI, 3897 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 3897 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Adramyteum
Region Mysia
City Lampsacus
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Magistrate Primus (strategos)
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΥ ϹΕΥΗΡΟϹ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐ(ρήλιος) Σευῆρος Ἀλέξανδρος
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΕΠ ϹΤΡ ΠΡΕΙΜΟΥ ΛΑΜΨΑΚΗΝ
Edition ἐπὶ στρ(ατηγοῦ) Πρείμου Λαμψακην(ῶν)
Translation under the strategos Primus, of the Lampsacenes
Reverse design front view of temple with six columns with arcuated lintel, within which ithyphallic herm of Priapus standing, left, holding thyrsus and katharos over lighted altar
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 9.10 g
Axis 6
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ V: GR 31739