RPC VI, 6514 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 6514 (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
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΑΜΙϹΟΥ ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΑϹ ΕΤ ϹΝΓ
Reverse design Hermes standing facing, head left, holding purse and caduceus
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 33 mm
Axis 6, 12
Reference Malloy 184, Rec 129
Specimens 4 (2 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 1198 SNG 1590 = Rec 129
2 2     B: L1906
3 3     ✸ Freiburg: 11613
4 4     Bucephalus Numismatic Black 22, 28–30 July 2023, lot 809 (Claudioseleucia)