RPC VI, 4840 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 4840 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Ephesus
Region Ionia
City Metropolis
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Edition Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Ἀλέξανδρος
Translation Marcus Aurelius 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 river god Astraios reclining, left, holding reed and resting on vase from which water flows
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 18 mm
Average weight 2.57 g
Axis 6
Reference Cop 916, SNG Leypold 672
Specimens 4 (2 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: G.826
2 2     Cop: 916
3 3     CGT coll. = Auctiones 8, 16 Sept. 2012, lot 64 = Helios Numismatik 3, 29 Apr. 2009, lot 390
4 4     V-ON SNG Leypold 672