RPC VI, 5732 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 5732 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Synnada
Region Phrygia
City Midaeum
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΥ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ ΑΥΓ
Edition Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Σεο(υῆρος) Ἀλέξανδρος Αὔγ(ουστος)
Translation Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΜΙΔΑΕΩΝ
Edition Μιδαέων
Translation of the Midaeans
Reverse design Dionysus standing facing, head left, holding cantharus over panther, looking back, and long thyrsus
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 7.65 g
Axis 1
Reference vA Phryg. 818
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ B: B/I.1928 RSN 14, 1908, 50, 1 = vA Phryg. 818
2 2     Kratky Coll., ex Bucephalus Numismatic Black 39, 15–16 June 2024, lot 621