RPC VI, 4953 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 4953 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Ephesus
Region Ionia
City Ephesus
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΥΗΡ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Σευῆρ(ος) Ἀλέξανδρος
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΜΟΝΩΝ ΠΡΩΤΩΝ ΑϹΙΑϹ ΕΦΕϹΙΩΝ
Edition Μονῶν πρώτων Ἀσίας Ἐφεσίων
Translation of the first and only of Asia, the Ephesians
Reverse design front view of temple with six columns, within which Artemis of Ephesus standing, facing, wearing kalathos, having supports
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 37 mm
Average weight 21.84 g
Axis 12
Reference Karwiese 757
Specimens 3 (0 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ V-ON vA 7879 = Kraft 14, 42a = SNG Leypold 609 = Karwiese 757.1
2 2     CGT coll. = Pecumen Auction 38, 6 Dec. 2015, lot 457
3 3     Naumann 91, 5 July 2020, lot 924