RPC VI, 7095 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7095 (temporary)
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Pedias
City Tarsus
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription Α Κ Μ Α ϹΕΟΥ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ ϹΕΒ Π Π
Edition Α(ὐτοκράτωρ) 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, ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΩС Α Μ Κ Γ Β
Reverse design inscription within Demiourgos crown
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 36 mm
Average weight 23.81 g
Axis 12
Reference SNG France 1580
Specimens 5 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 1345 SNG 1580
2 2     ✸ NY: 1977.24.5
3 3     Anamur: 1.591.91 SNG 340
4 4     CNG EA 291, 21 Nov. 2012, lot 223
5 5     CGT coll. = Artcoinsroma e-auction 10, 25 June 2013, lot 452