RPC VI, 7153 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7153 (temporary)
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Pedias
City Augusta
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Issue ƐΤΟΥϹ ΗϹ = 208
Dating 227/8
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΥ ϹΕΥ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐ(ρήλιος) Σευ(ῆρος) Ἀλέξανδρος
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΑΥΓΟΥϹΤΑΝΩΝ ΕΤΟΥϹ ΗϹ
Edition Αὐγουστανῶν ἔτους ηςʹ
Translation of the Augustans, of year 208
Reverse design Sarapis seated on throne facing, holding long sceptre and extending right hand over Cerberus sitting at his feet, left; to left, Demeter(?) standing, right, holding torch(?); to right, Isis(?) standing, left, holding cornucopia
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 38 mm
Average weight 29.00 g
Reference Karbach, Augusta 94
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)

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