RPC VI, 5302 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 5302 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Miletus
Region Ionia
City Priene
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Magistrate Aurelius Lucius (archon for the second time)
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΒ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Σεβ(ῆρος) Ἀλέξανδρο(ς)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription [ΕΠΙ?] ΑΡΧ ΛΟΥΚΙ [Τ Β?] ΠΡΙΗΝΕΩΝ
Edition ἐπὶ ἄρχ(οντος) Λουκί(ου) τ(ὸ) βʹ Πριηνέων
Translation under archon Lucius for the second time, of the Prienians
Reverse design Artemis Phosphoros(?) driving quadriga, right, holding torch in each hand
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 7.62 g
Reference Regling, Priene 212
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ B: 28778 Regling, Priene 212.1
2 2     Florence Regling, Priene 212.2 = Mi S. IV, 299, 1386