RPC VI, 6870 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #5

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 6870 (temporary)
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Pedias
City Irenopolis
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Issue year BΟΡ = 172
Dating 222/3
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ϹΕΥ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΕΙΡΗΝΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ ΕΤΟΥϹ ΒΟΡ (or ΒΡΟ)
Reverse design prize crown
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 31 mm
Axis 6, 11, 12
Reference Karbach, Eirenopolis 110–1
Specimens 6 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Bern: N/82.1582 SNG 1582 = Karbach, Eirenopolis 111.2
2 2     Münster LWL Karbach, Eirenopolis 111.1
3 3     Karbach, Eirenopolis 110.1
4 4     Karbach, Eirenopolis 110.2 = Levante 1617 = CNG MBS 69, 8 June 2005, lot 1105
5 5     ✸ Karbach, Eirenopolis 110 = CNG Electronic Auction 112, Apr. 2005, 135 = CNG EA 294, 16 Jan. 2013, lot 475
6 6     Roma Numismatics EA 110, 3 Aug. 2023, lot 1023