RPC VI, 4834 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #6

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 4834 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Ephesus
Region Ionia
City Metropolis
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΒ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Edition Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Σεβ(ῆρος) Ἀλέξανδρος
Translation Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ
Edition Μητροπολειτῶν
Translation of the Metropolitans
Reverse design Tyche standing, left, wearing kalathos, holding rudder and cornucopia
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 22 mm
Average weight 4.56 g
Axis 6, 7
Reference SNG München 673
Specimens 10 (3 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: 1918/1653 (found in Magnesia)
2 2     B: L1906
3 3     Mu SNG 673
4 4     Ödemiş: 3639 SNG 117
5 5     SNG Tatiş 213
6 6     ✸ Gitbud & Naumann 39, 3 Jan. 2016, lot 594
7 7     V-ON SNG Leypold 675corr.
8 8     CGT coll. ex G. Rohde coll.
9 9     CGT coll. ex G. Rohde coll.
10 10     Freiburg: 13682