RPC VI, 5662 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 5662 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Apamea
Region Phrygia
City Hyrgaleis
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Issue Year TϚ = 306
Dating AD 222
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΥΡΓΑΛΕΩΝ ΤΟ
Reverse design Apollo standing facing, head right, resting on lyre on tripod, and Artemis standing facing, head left, holding bow and arrow, stag before her, looking back
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 30 mm
Axis 6
Reference vA Phryg. 376–7
Specimens 4 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1838,0419.177 BMC 10 = GM 741, 705 = vA Phryg. 377
2 2     Washington vA Phryg. 376
3 3     ✸ Helios 5, 25 June 2010, lot 933
4 4     N&N London EA 19, 1 July 2023, lot 475