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VI, 4186 (temporary)
Image of specimen #1
Coin type
URI
https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/6/4186
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Volume
VI
Number
4186 (temporary)
Province
Asia
Subprovince
Conventus of Adramyteum
Region
Lesbus
City
Methymna
Reign
Severus Alexander
Person (obv.)
Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Magistrate
Uncertain
Obverse inscription
ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ Ϲ
Ε
ΟΥΗ ΑΛ
Ε
ΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ Ϲ
Ε
Edition
Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Σεουῆ(ρος) Ἀλέξανδρος Σε(βαστός)
Translation
Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus
Obverse design
laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription
Ε
Π ϹΤΡ Μ ΑΥ [ ]ΟΥ ΜΗΘΥΜΝΑΙΩΝ
Reverse design
City goddess (?) seated on throne, left, holding tansverse sceptre and Nike offering her a wreath
Metal
copper-based alloy
Average diameter
32 mm
Average weight
21.90 g
Reference
Franke,
Methymna
29
Specimens
1 (1 in the core collections)
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P: 156
Franke,
Methymna
29b
32
21.90
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