RPC VI, 6476


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Coin type
URI	https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/6/6476 json ttl rdf xml
Volume	VI
Number	6476 (temporary)
Province	Galatia
Region	Pontus
City	Amasea
Reign	Severus Alexander
Person (obv.)	Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Issue	ƐΤ СΛΔ = 234
Dating	231/232
Obverse inscription	ΑΥΤΟ Κ ϹΕΗΡΟϹ (sic) ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Edition	Αὐτο(κράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Σε<ου>ῆρος Ἀλέξανδρος
Translation	Emperor Caesar Severus Alexander
Obverse design	laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription	ΑΔΡ ϹΕΥ ΑΛ ΑΜΑϹΙΑϹ ΜΗΝ (or ΜΗ Ν) Π(Ρ) Π ΕΤ ϹΛΔ
Reverse design	front view of quadriga driven by a radiate charioteer, holding whip and raising hand; below, eagle facing with spread wings, head left, over an altar; to left, tree
Metal	copper-based alloy
Average weight	22.94 g
Axis	12
Reference	Dalaison 648–50
Specimens	3 (0 in the core collections)