RPC VI, 6511 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 6511 (temporary)
Province Galatia
Region Pontus
City Amisus
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Issue ƐΤ СΝΓ = 253
Dating 221/222
Obverse inscription ΑΥ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΥ ϹΕΥ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐ(ρήλιος) Σευ(ῆρος) Ἀλέξανδρος
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΑΜΙϹΟΥ ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΑϹ ΕΤ ϹΝΓ
Edition Ἀμισοῦ ἐλευθέρας ἔτ(ους) σνγʹ
Translation of free Amisus, of year 253
Reverse design Aphrodite kneeling, right, holding mirror (?)
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 38 mm
Average weight 13.70 g
Axis 6
Reference Malloy 186, Rec 129b
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 1196 SNG 1588 = Rec 129b