RPC VI, 5081 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 5081 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Ephesus
Region Lydia
City Tralles
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ϹΕΥΗ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΤΡΑΛΛΙΑΝΩΝ
Reverse design five apples within wreath
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 17 mm
Axis 12
Reference GRPCL 320
Specimens 3 (2 in the core collections)
Note The prizes at the Pythian games consisted of apples: L. Robert, ‘Les boules dans les types monétairesagonistiques’, Hellenica 7 (1949),pp. 93-104.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1951,0503.346 BMC 163
2 2     ✸ B: L1906
3 3     Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG Blue 5, 24 Feb. 2018, lot 872