RPC VI, 5706 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 5706 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Apamea
Region Phrygia
City Apamea
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Magistrate Publius Aelius Tryphon (asiarch, of equestrian rank)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Obverse design radiate and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, with aegis, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙ ΠΟ ΑΙΛ ΤΡΥΦΩΝΟϹ ΙΠΠΙ ΑϹΙΑΡ ΑΠΑΜΕΩΝ, ΝΩΕ
Reverse design Noah and his wife standing, left, raising their right hands; behind, Noah and his wife standing within an inscribed chest or ark floating on waves, left; two doves standing face to face on the lid
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 36 mm
Reference Wa 5730; SNG vA 3506
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 533 Wa 5730
2 2     vA 3506