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 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 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