RPC VI, 7237 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7237 (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 ΑΥ Κ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΝ ΑΡΧ Μ ΟΙΚ Κ ΑϹΚΛ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτορα) Κ(αίσαρα) Ἀλέξανδρον ἀρχ(ιερέα?) μ(έγιστον?) οἰκ(ουμένης?) Ἀσκλ(ηπίου)
Translation for Emperor Caesar Alexander, greatest chief priest of the world and of Asclepius
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, holding eagle-tipped serpent-staff, seen from front
Reverse inscription [...]ΠΙϹ ΘΕ ΑΛΕΞ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΟΥ ΑΙΓΕΩΝ [..]
Edition [---]πισ(τοῦ) θε(οφιλὴς) νεωκόρου Αἰγέων [---]
Translation [---] of the Alexandrian neocorate of the Aegeans, faithful, dear to the gods [---]
Reverse design emperor standing facing, head left, holding serpent-staff and patera over lighted altar, in front of Asclepius standing facing, head right, resting on serpent-staff; to right, Tyche standing, left, crowning him with wreath from behind
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 38 mm
Average weight 25.05 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference Haymann 174
Specimens 3 (0 in the core collections)
Note Undated but the obverse indicates year 277. See https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/55775 for the obverse.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
2 2     CGT coll. ex G. Rohde coll.
3 3     ✸ Savoca EA 84 Silver, 30 Aug. 2020, lot 213= Haymann 174 = Ziegler 1394
4 4     London Ancient Coins 71, 25 Mar. 2023, lot 226 (Germe?)