RPC VI, 6862 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 6862 (temporary)
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Trachea
City Selinus-Traianopolis
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΥ ϹΕ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐ(ρήλιος) Σε(ουῆρος) Ἀλέξανδρος
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟ ϹΕΛΙΝΟΥ ΤΗϹ ΙΕΡΑϹ, ΘΕΟΥ ΤΡΑΙ
Reverse design front view of temple with four columns, within which Divus Trajan seated on throne, left, holding long sceptre and thunderbolt
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 31 mm
Average weight 13.23 g
Reference Levante, Selinus 60–1
Specimens 4 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Levante, Selinus 60 = Levante 464
2 2     Levante, Selinus 61
3 3     N&N London EA 12, 21 Jan. 2023, lot 388
4 4     Savoca Coins Blue 200th Weekly Blue, 9 Mar. 2024, lot 197