RPC VI, 4164 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 4164 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Adramyteum
Region Mysia
City Apollonia ad Rhyndacum
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΥΗ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ ΑΥΓ
Edition Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Σευῆ(ρος) Ἀλέξανδρος Αὔγ(ουστος)
Translation Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝΙΑΤΩΝ ΠΡΟϹ ΤΩ ΡΥΝΔΑΚΩ
Edition Ἀπολλωνιατῶν πρός τῷ Ῥυνδακῷ
Translation of the Apollonians near the Rhyndacus
Reverse design Apollo standing facing nude, holding chlamys and bow(?); to right, Artemis standing facing, head left, holding bow and crowning Apollo with wreath; to left, tripod around which a serpent is coiled
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 40 mm
Average weight 39.81 g
Axis 7
Reference von Fritze Mys. 296
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ V: GR 16080 von Fritze Mys. 296