RPC VI, 4649 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 4649 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Smyrna
Region Lydia
City Magnesia ad Sipylum
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription Α Κ Μ (Α) ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Edition Α(ὐτοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Α(ὐρήλιος) Ἀλέξανδρος
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Alexander
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΜΑΓΝΗΤΩΝ ϹΙΠΥΛΟΥ
Edition Μαγνήτων Σιπύλου
Translation of the Magnetes at Sipylum
Reverse design Hero standing facing, nude, head left, holding sceptre; behind, horse, left
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 20 mm
Average weight 4.91 g
Axis 6
Reference GRPCL 184-5 ('Castor'), Hochard 1105 ('Pelops')
Specimens 7 (4 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ B: I-B1900 Mi IV, 78, 423
2 2     B: L1906
3 3     C: Lewis SNG 1427
4 4     Mu: 57 SNG 280
6 6     vA 3005
7 7     Manisa Önder 128
8 8     Solidus 106, 11 Oct. 2022, lot 1346