RPC VI, 4668 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 4668 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Smyrna
Region Ionia
City Smyrna
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription Α Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΟΥ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Edition Ἀ(ύτοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Σεου(ῆρος) Ἀλέξανδρος
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ϹΜΥΡΝΑΙΩΝ Γ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ ΤΩΝ ϹΕΒΑϹΤΩΝ ΠΡΩΤΩΝ ΑϹΙΑϹ ΚΑΛΛΕΙ ΚΑΙ ΜΕΓΕΘΕΙ
Edition Σμυρναίων γʹ νεωκόρων τῶν Σεβαστῶν πρώτων Ἀσίας κάλλει καὶ μεγέθει
Translation of the Smyrnaeans, thrice neocorate of the Augusti, first of Asia, in beauty and size
Reverse design within laurel wreath
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 37 mm
Average weight 23.35 g
Axis 5, 6
Reference Klose 7
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 2726 Klose 7.1
2 2     ✸ Boston: 1971.338 Klose 7.2