RPC VI, 7094 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7094 (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 ΔΗΜ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ ΤΑΡϹΟΥ, ΜΗΤΡΟΠωΛΕωС Α Γ Μ Κ Β
Edition δημ(ιουργία) Ἀλεξάνδρου Ταρσοῦ μητροπόλεως αʹ γʹ μ(εγίστης) κ(αλλίστης) βʹ
Translation the demiourgia of Alexander, of Tarsus, metropolis, the first, of the 3 (eparchies), greatest, most beautiful, twice (neocorate)
Reverse design inscription within Demiourgos crown
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 37 mm
Average weight 23.96 g
Axis 6
Reference BMC 214
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1844,0425.2335 BMC 214