RPC VI, 7183 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7183 (temporary)
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Pedias
City Aegeae
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Issue Year ƐΟϹ = 275
Dating 228/9
Obverse inscription [...] Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΥ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Edition [---] Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Σευ(ῆρος) Ἀλέξανδρος Σεβ(αστός)
Translation [---] Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥΠΟΛ ΑΙΓΑΙωΝ ΕΟϹ
Edition Ἀλεξανδρούπολ(ις) Αἰγαίων εοσʹ
Translation Alexandropolis, of the Aegeaeans, 275
Reverse design cista from which a serpent rises, between two lighted torches
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 30 mm
Average weight 16.41 g
Axis 6, 7
Reference Haymann 158b
Specimens 6 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: I-B1900
2 2     ✸ Haymann 158b = CNG MBS 75, 23 May 2007, lot 829
5 5     Naumann 44, 7 June 2016, lot 764
6 6     Ken Pilon coll.
7 7     Ancient Numismatics Auctions 16, 24 Nov. 2024, lot 127
8 8     Biga Numismatics EA 35, 30 Nov. 2024, lot 147