RPC VI, 5552 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 5552 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Apamea
Region Lydia
City Tripolis
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription Α Κ Μ Α ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔ(Ρ)(ΟϹ)
Edition Α(ὐτοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Α(ὐρήλιος) Ἀλέξανδρος
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Alexander
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΤΡΙΠΟΛΕΙΤΩΝ
Edition Τριπολειτῶν
Translation of the Tripolitans
Reverse design veiled Demeter standing facing, head left, holding corn and poppy ears and resting on long torch
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 7.53 g
Axis 5, 6
Reference GRPCL 138
Specimens 10 (2 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1851,0503.322 BMC 67
2 2     P: 1827 Wa 2688
3 3     Harvard: 1983.56.60
4 4     CGT coll. ex G. Rohde coll.
5 5     Falghera 1911
6 6     ✸ NN 52/II, Apr. 2017, 1354
7 7     V-ON SNG Leypold 1340
8 8     vA 8296
9 9     CGT coll.
10 10     SPQR Collection 1, 12 July 2024, lot 262