RPC VI, 7183 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #2

 

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
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥΠΟΛ ΑΙΓΑΙωΝ ΕΟϹ
Reverse design cista from which a serpent rises, between two lighted torches
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 31 mm
Axis 7
Reference Haymann 158b
Specimens 4 (1 in the core collections)

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     Private coll. of Ken Pilon