RPC VI, 4461 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 4461 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Sardis
Region Lydia
City Tabala
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Magistrate Publius Fronto (priest) ; Agathephoros (archon)
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Σε(ουῆρος) Ἀλέξανδρος
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus
Obverse design laureate and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription [ΕΠ Π ΦΡΟΝΤΩΝ ? .... ]ΡΕΩϹ ΚΕ ΑΓΑΘΗΦ[ΟΡ]ΟΥ ΑΡ ΤΑΒΑΛΕΩΝ
Edition ἐπ(ὶ) Π(όπλιου) Φρόντων(ος) [---]ρέως κὲ Ἀγαθηφόρου ἄρ(χοντος) Ταβαλέων
Translation under Publius Fronto[---] priest and Agathephoros, archon, of the Tabaleans
Reverse design Helios in quadriga, right, holding whip and raising hand
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 33 mm
Average weight 11.79 g
Reference GRPCL 52 corr., Hochard 2337
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
Note Presumably the missing circular legend includes the name of P. Fronto, as on https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/57524, but it seems very long and must include other words. It ends [ ]ΡƐΩϹ, suggesting a priest of some sort.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Künker 115, 25 Sept. 2006, lot 671