RPC VI, 720 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 720 (temporary)
Province Thrace
Region Thrace
City Deultum
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG
Edition Imp(erator) C(aesar) M(arcus) Aur(elius) Sev(erius) Alexand(er) Aug(ustus)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription COL FL PAC DEVLT
Edition col(onia) Fl(avia) Pac(is) Deult(ensium)
Translation Flavian Colony of Peace of the Deultensians
Reverse design Hermes standing facing, head left, holding purse and caduceus; at his feet, cockerel
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 8.66 g
Axis 6, 7
Reference Jurukova, Deultum 99, Draganov, Deultum 425-8
Specimens 9 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 524 Jurukova, Deultum 99.2
2 2     Cop SNG 542 = Jurukova, Deultum 99.1
3 3     Freiburg: 11476
4 4     Plovdiv: Tacchella Coll. Jurukova, Deultum 99.3
5 5 –8     Draganov, Deultum 425-8 = SNG Bobokov 425-8
6 6     Roma Numismatics EA 110, 3 Aug. 2023, lot 1015