RPC VI, 5713 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 5713 (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 ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Ἀλέξανδρος
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Alexander
Obverse design laureate and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙ ΤΡΥΦ ΑΠΑΜΕΩΝ
Edition ἐπὶ Τρύφ(ωνος) Ἀπαμέων
Translation under Tryphon, of the Apameans
Reverse design Marsyas seated nude, left, holding cornucopia and double flute
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 21 mm
Average weight 4.09 g
Axis 12
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 532
2 2     ✸ M&M GmbH 30, 28 May 2009, lot 1150
3 3     CGT coll. = Lydia Auction 11, 2 Oct. 2021, lot 1560