RPC VI, 6369 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 6369 (temporary)
Province Lycia-Pamphylia
Region Pisidia
City Selge
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥ ϹΕΥ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡ[ ]
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐ(ρήλιος) Σευ(ῆρος) Ἀλέξανδρ[---]
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander [---]
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ϹΕΛΓΕΩΝ (sometimes Ω upside-down)
Edition Σελγέων
Translation of the Selgeans
Reverse design front view of temple with two columns, within which cult statue of Pergaean Artemis, facing between star and crescent (either sides); in pediment, eagle
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 12 mm
Average weight 2.26 g
Axis 6
Reference Watson 326
Specimens 7 (1 in the core collections)
Note Confirmation of obverse legend required.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 813 Wa 3972 = SNG 2055
2 2     Alpha Bank SNG 917 (under Chalcis) = Picard 110, pl. XXIV
3 3     CNG 733765
4 4     Gorny & Mosch 126, 14 Oct. 2003, lot 2000
5 5     Roma Numismatics E-Sale 35, 3 May 2017, lot 529
6 6     N&N London Green XII, 10 July 2023, lot 633
7 7     priv Coll H.I.