RPC VI, 7209 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7209 (temporary)
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Pedias
City Aegeae
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Issue Year ΖΟϹ = 277
Dating 230/1
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ Α ϹΕΟΥΗ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Α(ὐρήλιος) Σεουῆ(ρος) Ἀλέξανδρος Σεβ(αστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΠΟΛΙϹ ΑΔΡ ΑΙΓΑΙωΝ ΖΟϹ
Edition Ἀλεξανδροπόλις Ἀδρ(ιανῶν) Αἰγαίων ζοσʹ
Translation Alexandropolis of the Hadrian Aegeaeans, 277
Reverse design cista from which a serpent rises, between two lighted torches
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Average weight 11.06 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference Haymann 179d
Specimens 8 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ B: L1906
2 2     Antakya: 18249 Butcher, Hatay 250 = Haymann 179e
3 3     Antakya: 18322 Butcher, Hatay 251 = Haymann 179d.2
4 4     Haymann 179d.1 = Levante 1766 = Robert, Inscriptions 200 = CNG EA 106, 19 Jan. 2005, lot 119
5 5     CGT coll. = Haymann 179d.3
6 6     CGT coll.
7 7     CGT coll.
8 8     Biga Numismatics EA 31, 11–12 May 2024, lot 600