RPC VI, 6414 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 6414 (temporary)
Province Lycia-Pamphylia
Region Pamphylia
City Side
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription Α Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΟΥΗΡ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Edition Α(ὐτοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Σεουῆρ(ος) 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 ϹΙΔΗΤΩΝ
Edition Σιδητῶν
Translation of the Sidetans
Reverse design Athena standing facing, head right, holding spear and the hand of Apollo Sidetes standing facing, head left, holding long sceptre; between them, lighted altar; in the exergue, agonistic crown between two palm branches
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 32 mm
Average weight 17.52 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference Watson 333
Specimens 4 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: L1906
2 2     Gorny & Mosch 212, 5 Mar. 2013, lot 2468
3 3     ✸ CGT coll. = Pecunem Gitbud & Naumann 30, 5 Apr. 2015, lot 371
4 4     Numismad 21, 14–15 Feb. 2025, lot 741