RPC VI, 7091 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7091 (temporary)
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Pedias
City Tarsus
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ Μ Α ϹΕΟΥ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ ϹΕΒ Π Π
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Α(ὐρήλιος) Σεου(ῆρος) Ἀλέξανδρος Σεβ(αστὸς) Π(ατὴρ) Π(ατρίδος)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus Father of the Fatherland
Obverse design bust of Severus Alexander, right, wearing crown and garments of Demiourgos, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΔωΡΕΑ ΑΛΕΧΑΝΔΡΟΥ ΤΑ ΜΗ Α Μ Κ
Reverse design ship sailing, left; below, two dolphins holding Demiurgos wreath
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 37 mm
Average weight 21.49 g
Axis 1, 12
Reference BMC 213, SNG France 1577–8, Levante 1089
Specimens 11 (4 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1843,0712.57 BMC 213
2 2     P: 1080 SNG 1578
3 3     P: 1340 SNG 1577
4 4     B: L1906
5 5     CNG 102, Nov. 2004, lot 154
6 6     CNG 66, May 2004, lot 1196 = SNG Levante 1089
7 7     CNG MBS 64, 24 Sept. 2003, lot 706
8 8     ✸ G&M 204, Mar. 2012, 1851 = Leu EA 11, 22 Feb. 2020, lot 1396
9 9     FLK coll., ex Lanz 154, 11 June 2012,lot 413 = Roma Numismatics E-Sale 4, 28 Dec. 2013, lot 439
11 11     Peus 366, 29 Oct. 2000, lot 1007
13 13     Leeds-UL: 1636