RPC VI, 5283 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 5283 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Miletus
Region Ionia
City Samos
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ϹΑΜΙΩΝ
Reverse design Hera of Samos standing, facing, wearing kalathos entwined by serpent, holding patera in each hand, having fillets and peacocks on either side
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Axis 6
Specimens 4 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 3442
2 2     NY: 1944.100.47566
3 3     Rauch E-19, 26 Feb. 2016, lot 134
4 4     CGT coll. ex G. Rohde coll.