RPC VI, 4965


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Coin type
URI	https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/6/4965 json ttl rdf xml epidoc
Volume	VI
Number	4965 (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 ϹΕΒ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Edition	Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Σεβ(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	ΖΕΥϹ ΟΛΥΜΠΙΟϹ ΕΦΕϹΙΩΝ
Edition	Ζεὺς Ὀλύμπιος Ἐφεσίων
Translation	Zeus Olympios, of the Ephesians
Reverse design	Zeus seated on throne, left, holding cult statue of Artemis Ephesia and sceptre
Metal	copper-based alloy
Average diameter	35 mm
Average weight	22.09 g
Axis	6
Reference	Karwiese 797
Specimens	4 (1 in the core collections)