RPC VI, 6628 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 6628 (temporary)
Province Galatia
Region Pontus
City Trapezus
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Issue ƐT ΡΞΒ = 162
Dating 225/226
Obverse inscription ΑΤ (sic) Κ Μ Α ϹΕ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΤΡΑΠΕΖΟΥΝΤΙωΝ (sometimes retrograde N) Ε(Τ) ΡΞΒ
Reverse design Mithras on horseback advancing, right; to right, altar
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 30 mm
Axis 5, 6
Reference Wojan, Trapezonte 82
Specimens 2 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1897,0104.10 Wojan, Trapezonte 82a
2 2     ✸ NY: 1944.100.41447 Wojan, Trapezonte 82b