RPC VI, 7090 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7090 (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(Ο) Α Μ Κ Γ Β
Reverse design Apollo Lykeios standing facing, nude, on omphalos, holding wolves by forelegs in each hand; on either side, star
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 37 mm
Axis 1
Reference Levante 1088
Specimens 3 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Hirsch 258, 25 Sept. 2008, lot 2634
3 3     Levante 1088
4 4     ✸ Roma Numismatics 2, Nov. 2013, 419 = Bertolami 4, 5 Dec. 2011, lot 267