RPC VI, 5672 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 5672 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Apamea
Region Phrygia
City Sebaste
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΥ ϹΕΒ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐ(ρήλιος) Σεβ(ῆρος) Ἀλέξανδρος
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ϹΕΒΑϹΤΗΝΩΝ
Edition Σεβαστηνῶν
Translation of the Sebastans
Reverse design Dionysus driving a biga of panthers, right, holding long thyrsus and reins
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 31 mm
Average weight 11.55 g
Axis 1, 12
Reference BMC 38
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1902,1002.80 BMC 38
2 2     FAC RP66087
3 3     Leu EA 20, 25 June 2022, lot 2015