RPC VI, 6874 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 6874 (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
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Σευ(ῆρος) Ἀλέξανδρος
Translation Emperor Caesar Severus Alexander
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΕΙΡΗΝΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ ΕΤΟΥϹ ΒΟΡ
Edition Εἰρηνοπολιτῶν ἔτους βορʹ
Translation of the Irenopolitans, of year 172
Reverse design Asclepius standing facing, head left, holding serpent-staff, and Hygieia standing facing, head right, feeding serpent from patera
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 14.32 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference Karbach, Eirenopolis 123–4
Specimens 9 (4 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: 8029 Karbach, Eirenopolis 124
2 2     B: Rauch Karbach, Eirenopolis 123.1
3 3     NY: 1953.171.1335 Karbach, Eirenopolis 123.3
4 4     O Karbach, Eirenopolis 123.2
5 5     CGT coll.
6 6     ✸ Nomos obolos 13, 2 July 2019, lot 572
7 7     N&N London EA 10, 26 Nov. 2022, lot 254 (Pergamum)
8 8     Aquila Numismatics 10, 5 Mar. 2023, lot 596 (Valerian, Cilicia)
9 9     Savoca Coins Blue 158th Blue, 11 - 12 Mar. 2023, lot 786 (Anazarbus)