RPC VI, 7046 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7046 (temporary)
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Trachea
City Corycus
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΟΥΗΡ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Σεουῆρ(ος) Ἀλέξανδρος
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander
Obverse design radiate and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, with drapery, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΚΩΡΥΚΙΩΤΩΝ ΑΥΤΟΝΟΜΩΝ (or -ΟΥ)
Edition Κωρυκιωτῶν αὐτονόμων
Translation of the Corycians, autonomous
Reverse design Aphrodite Euploia standing facing, head left, holding aplustre and sceptre; at her feet, prow
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 32 mm
Average weight 13.02 g
Axis 1, 6
Reference BMC 14
Specimens 4 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1894,0402.220 BMC 14
1 1     Rome Cos hoard no. 142
2 2     CGT coll., ex Ares 4, 23 Nov. 2019, lot 1162
3 3     Naumann 107, 5 Sept. 2021, lot 1216