RPC VI, 5776 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #5

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 5776 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Synnada
Region Phrygia
City Philomelium
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Magistrate Aurelius Strymon (strategos)
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΥ ϹΕΥ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐ(ρήλιος) Σευ(ῆρος) Ἀλέξανδρος
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΦΙΛΟΜΗΛΕΩΝ ΕΠΙ (ΑΥΡ) ϹΤΡΥΜΟΝΟϹ (ϹΤΡΑ)
Reverse design Aphrodite standing, right, holding shield over vase with both hands
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 33 mm
Average weight 21.86 g
Axis 6, 7
Reference Mi IV,352,899
Specimens 7 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: M5092
2 2     V: GR 19948
3 3     Rome: DS111911
4 4     Naumann 92, 2 Aug. 2020, lot 542
5 5     ✸ Kölner Münzkabinett 107, 7 Oct. 2017, lot 247
6 6     Leu EA 20, 25 June 2022, lot 2012
7 7     Nimrod Numismatik 3, 3 Sept. 2023, lot 304