RPC VI, 5159 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 5159 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Miletus
Region Ionia
City Magnesia ad Maeandrum
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 ΜΑΓΝΗΤΩΝ
Edition Μαγνήτων
Translation of the Magnetes
Reverse design infant Dionysus seated in cradle, right, extending arms; behind, thyrsus, below, serpent, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 18 mm
Average weight 2.60 g
Axis 6, 8, 12
Reference Schultz 280–1
Specimens 10 (5 in the core collections)

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