RPC VI, 6138 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #6

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 6138 (temporary)
Province Lycia-Pamphylia
Region Pamphylia
City Perge
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Caesar)
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΥ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ Κ ϹΕΒ
Edition Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐ(ρήλιος) Ἀλέξανδρος Κ(αῖσαρ) Σεβ(αστός)
Translation Marcus Aurelius Alexander Caesar Augustus
Obverse design bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΠΕΡΓΑΙΩΝ
Edition Περγαίων
Translation of the Pergaeans
Reverse design Nike advancing, left, holding wreath and palm branch
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 18 mm
Average weight 5.01 g
Axis 11, 12
Reference Watson 87
Specimens 6 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     C: L.948 SNG 5087
2 2     C: Mossop
3 3     V-ON SNG Leypold 1855
4 4     Numismatik Naumann 45, 3 July 2016, lot 521
5 5     CGT coll.
6 6     ✸ Solidus 139, 21 Jan. 2025, lot 210 = Solidus 138, 10 Dec. 2024, lot 1188