RPC VI, 6512 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 6512 (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 Tyche of the City seated on throne, left, wearing turreted crown, holding cornucopia downwards and patera
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 34 mm
Average weight 22.75 g
Axis 2
Specimens 3 (0 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Winterthur: G 7558 Helios Numismatik Auction 3, Apr. 2009, lot 327
2 2     Bucephalus Numismatic Black 12, 18 - 19 Nov. 2022, lot 932
3 3     Savoca Coins Blue 149th Blue, 26 - 27 Nov. 2022, lot 733