RPC VI, 5673 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 5673 (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 front view of domed temple with four columns, within which Tyche standing facing, head left, wearing kalathos and holding rudder and cornucopia
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 30 mm
Average weight 11.79 g
Axis 5, 6
Reference Wa 6484
Specimens 4 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1971,0702.9
2 2     ✸ P: 1934 Wa 6484
3 3     Leu EA 24, 3 Dec. 2022, lot 2073
4 4     N&N London Green IV, 10 Dec. 2022, lot 225