RPC VI, 7237 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #3

 

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
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 [..]
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
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.

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?)