RPC VI, 62 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 62 (temporary)
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Dium
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG
Edition Imp(erator) C(aesar) M(arcus) Aur(elius) Sev(erius) Alexand(er) Aug(ustus)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription COL IVL DIENSIS D D (retrograde)
Edition col(onia) Iul(ia) Diensis d(ecreto) d(ecurionum)
Translation the Julian colony of Dium, by decree of the decurions
Reverse design temple with two columns, within which statue of Asclepius standing facing, head left, holding serpent-staff
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 9.87 g
Axis 1, 2
Reference Kremydi-Sicilianou 227–8, 10–11
Specimens 3 (2 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ B: L.1906 Kremydi-Sicilianou 10.20
2 2     NY: 1944.100.10391 SNG 251 = Kremydi-Sicilianou 11.21
3 3     CGT coll.