RPC VI, 6254 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 6254 (temporary)
Province Lycia-Pamphylia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Trachea
City Colybrassus
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Ϲ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Σ(εουῆρoς) Ἀλέξανδρος
Translation Emperor Severus Alexander
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΚΟΛΥΒΡΑϹϹΕΩΝ
Edition Κολυβρασσέων
Translation of the Colybrassians
Reverse design Athena standing facing, head left, resting hand on shield and holding spear
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 18 mm
Average weight 3.52 g
Reference Watson 228
Specimens 3 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Aufhäuser 4, Oct. 1987, 387 = Naumann 63, 4 Mar. 2018, lot 228
2 2     Aufhäuser 6, Oct. 1989, 482
3 3     Aphrodite Art Coins 11, 3–5 June 2023, lot 667