RPC VI, 7093 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7093 (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 ΤΑΡϹΟΥ Π ΜΗΤΡΟΠ[...] Β
Reverse design turreted, veiled and draped bust of Tyche, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 37 mm
Average weight 23.25 g
Axis 6
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1925,1001.13 Tarsus Hoard 61
2 2     ✸ CGT coll. = Roma Numismatics May 2013 , 21 May 2013, lot 945