RPC VI, 4782 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 4782 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Ephesus
Region Lydia
City Nysa
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΜΑΡ ΑΥΡ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Edition Μᾶρ(κος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Ἀλέξανδρος
Translation Marcus Aurelius Alexander
Obverse design laureate head of Severus Alexander, right
Reverse inscription ΝΥϹΑΕΩΝ
Edition Νυσαέων
Translation of the Nysaeans
Reverse design Apollo standing facing nude, head left, holding laurel branch over lyre at his feet; to right, tripod
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 19 mm
Average weight 3.15 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference GRPCL 173
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
Note Despite the obv. legend, the laurel bust suggests that this belongs to Alexander as Augustus.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     V: GR 34285
2 2     ✸ CGT coll. = Savoca 31st Blue, 26 Apr. 2020, lot 680