RPC VI, 6863 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 6863 (temporary)
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Trachea
City Selinus-Traianopolis
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΥ ϹΕ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΝ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτορα) Κ(αίσαρα) Μ(ᾶρκον) Αὐ(ρήλιον) Σε(ουῆρον) Ἀλέξανδρον
Translation for Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander
Obverse design radiate head of Severus Alexander, right
Reverse inscription ΤΡΑΙΑΝΟ ϹΕΛΙΝ ΤΗϹ ΙΕΡΑ
Edition Τραιανο(πολειτῶν) Σελίν(ου) τῆς ἱερᾶ(ς)
Translation of the Traianopolitans of Selinus the Sacred
Reverse design two veiled female divinities standing facing , each wearing long chiton and placing one hand on breast, holding ears of corn
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 22 mm
Average weight 5.07 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference Levante, Selinus 64
Specimens 9 (0 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     CNG 93, 22 May 2013, lot 900
2 2     ✸ CNG EA 203, 28 Jan. 2009, lot 344
3 3     Levante, Selinus 64 = Levante 465
4 4     M&M GmbH 29, 31 Oct. 2008, lot 2677
5 5     M&M GmbH 30, 28 May 2009, lot 1169
6 6     CGT coll. ex G. Rohde coll.
7 7     Naumann 107, 5 Sept. 2021, lot 1237
8 8     N&N London EA 16, 1 May 2023, lot 399
9 9     Aphrodite Art Coins G3, 19 Oct. 2024, lot 736