RPC VI, 6632 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 6632 (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 Ε(Τ) ΡΞΒ
Reverse design Mithras on horseback advancing, right; to right, altar; to left, tree
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Axis 6, 10, 12
Reference Wojan, Trapezonte 76–8
Specimens 6 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ V: GR 31227 Wojan, Trapezonte 76b
2 2     V: GR 31624 Wojan, Trapezonte 77
3 3     Bern SNG 592 = Wojan, Trapezonte 78a
4 4     Helsinki SNG 123 = Wojan, Trapezonte 76a
5 5     Madrid Wojan, Trapezonte 77b
6 6     Wojan, Trapezonte 76c = vA 6787