RPC VI, 7080 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7080 (temporary)
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Pedias
City Tarsus
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ ϹΕΟΥΗΡΟϹ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ Π Π
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, left, holding spear and decorated shield, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΑΔΡ ϹΕΟΥΗ ΑΛΕΞ ΜΗΤΡ ΤΑΡϹ Α Μ Κ Γ Β
Reverse design Apollo Lykeios standing facing, nude, on omphalos, holding bow and wolf by forelegs
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 37 mm
Axis 1, 6
Reference SNG France 1574
Specimens 4 (3 in the core collections)
Note For Apollo Patroos (rather than Lykeios) see: https://www.academia.edu/1244128/APOLLO_LYKEIOS_ON_TARSUS_COINS_A_REASSESSMENT_2015
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 1348 SNG 1574
2 2     P: 1348A
3 3     NY: 1977.24.4
5 5     Hirsch 261, 7 May 2009, lot 780 = Hirsch 264, 25 Nov. 2009, lot 664 = Hirsch 258, 25 Sept. 2008, lot 2634