RPC VI, 7039 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #8

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7039 (temporary)
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Trachea
City Seleucia ad Calycadnum
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ ΜΑΡ ϹΕΟΥΗ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκον Σεουῆρος Ἀλέξανδρος Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μᾶρ(κον) Σεουῆ(ρος) Ἀλέξανδρο(ς)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Severus Alexander
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ϹΕΛΕΥΚΕΩΝ ΚΑΛΥΚΑΔΝ
Edition Σελευκέων Καλυκαδνῷ Σελευκέων Καλυκαδν(ῷ)
Translation of the Seleucians of Calycadnum
Reverse design Heracles standing facing in short chiton(?), head right, resting on club and boar
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 30 mm
Average weight 13.07 g
Axis 6
Specimens 4 (1 in the core collections)
Note Compare the similar type for Diadumenian, where the boar is clear.
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1975,0411.341
6 6     Leeds-UL: 1562
7 7     Gromotka coll.
8 8     ✸ Künker 436 eLive, 19 Nov. 2025, lot 10123 = Hauck & Aufhäuser 14, 1998, lot 423