RPC VI, 7216 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7216 (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 ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΥ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Αὐρήλιος Σευῆρος Ἀλέξανδρος Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Σευ(ῆρος) Ἀλέξανδρος
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander
Obverse design diademed and draped bust of Severus Alexander, right, holding serpent-staff, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥΠΟ(Λ?) Μ Ε Π Θ ΑΙΓΕΑΙωΝ ΖΟϹ
Edition Ἀλεξανδρούπολις Μακεδονικὴ εὐγενὴς πιστὴ θεοφιλὴς Αἰγεαίων ζοσʹ Ἀλεξανδρούπολ(ις) Μ(ακεδονικὴ) ε(ὐγενὴς) π(ιστὴ) θ(εοφιλὴς) Αἰγεαίων ζοσʹ
Translation Alexandropolis, Macedonian, noble, faithful, dear to the gods, 277
Reverse design bearded serpent coiled advancing, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 10.98 g
Axis 5, 6, 12
Reference Haymann 180c
Specimens 4 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ NY: 1973.191.100
2 2     Winterthur: G6255 Haymann 180c
3 3     CGT coll. = Savoca 7 Blue, 28 May 2018, lot 732 = Naumann Numismatik Naumann 39, 3 Jan. 2016, lot 720
4 4     NBS WA 9, 27 Nov. 2021, lot 288