RPC VI, 4584 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #5

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 4584 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Philadelphia
Region Lydia
City Philadelphia
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Magistrate Iulius Aristonikos Iulianus (first archon)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΥΗ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Σευῆ(ρος) Ἀλέξανδρος
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙ ΙΟΥΛΙΑΝΟΥ ΦΛ ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΕΩΝ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩ
Edition ἐπὶ Ἰουλιανοῦ Φλ(αβίου) Φιλαδελφέων νεωκόρω(ν)
Translation under Iulianus Flavius, of the Philadelphians, neocorate
Reverse design front view of arched shrine with two columns, within which Aphrodite standing facing nude, head left; to right, dolphin
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Average weight 11.82 g
Axis 6
Reference GRPCL 378, Hochard 1557
Specimens 5 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 1017 Wa 5152
2 2     SNG Tatiş 683
3 3     CGT coll. ex G. Rohde coll.
4 4     Erdem coll. = M.Arslan, 'Lydia–Philadelphia Sikkeleri', Anadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi 2002Yılllığı XVII (2003), p. 288 no. 77
5 5     ✸ Leu EA 17, 14 Aug. 2021, lot 1676