RPC VI, 7191 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7191 (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 ϹΕΥΗΡΟϹ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΑΙΓΑΙ[ωΝ] ΑΔΡΙΑΝωΝ ΕΟϹ
Reverse design serpent coiled around egg (omphalos), head head right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Reference Haymann 162b, corr. Hayman NC 180 (2020), p. 65
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
Note Forepart of a turtle coming out of the bottom?
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Haymann 162b = Levante 1759