RPC VI, 6350 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 6350 (temporary)
Province Lycia-Pamphylia
Region Pisidia
City Selge
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΥ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Σευ(ῆρος) Ἀλέξανδρος Σεβ(αστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ϹΕΛΓΕΩΝ
Edition Σελγέων
Translation of the Selgeans
Reverse design Helios nude standing facing, head right, holding torch, and Selene standing facing, head left, wearing crescent on shoulder and holding sceptre
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 30 mm
Average weight 15.26 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference Watson 305
Specimens 4 (3 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 814 SNG 2056
2 2     B: I-B1900 KM 407, 28
3 3     NY: 1973.191.92
4 4     ✸ CNG EA 253, 6 Apr. 2011, lot 232