RPC VI, 58 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 58 (temporary)
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Dium
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Caesar)
Obverse inscription M AVREL ALEXAND CAESAR
Edition Marcus Aurelius Alexander Caesar M(arcus) Aurel(ius) Alexand(er) Caesar
Translation Marcus Aurelius Alexander Caesar
Obverse design bare-headed and draped bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription COL IVL DIENSIS, D D (retrograde)
Edition colonia Iulia Diensis decreto decurionum col(onia) Iul(ia) Diensis d(ecreto) d(ecurionum)
Translation the Julian colony of Dium, by decree of the decurions
Reverse design Asclepius standing facing, head right, resting on serpent-staff
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 9.69 g
Axis 1, 2, 11, 12
Reference Kremydi-Sicilianou 222, 22-23
Specimens 4 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     Dion: 6959
2 2     Dion: 6408
3 3     Dion: 6214
4 4     ✸ CGT coll. = Roma E-Sale 7, 26 April 2014, lot 1014 (Pella)