RPC VI, 7372 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7372 (temporary)
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Pedias
City Anazarbus
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Issue ƐΤ ΘΜС = 249
Dating 230/1
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΑ Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΟ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κα(ῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Σεο(υῆρος) Ἀλέξανδρος
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΑΝΑΖΑΡΒΟΥ (retrograde Ζ) ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕ ΕΤ ΘΜϹ Γ Β
Edition Ἀναζάρβου μητροπόλε(ως) ἔτ(ους) θμςʹ γʹ βʹ
Translation of Anazarbus, metropolis, of year 249, 3 (eparchies), 2 (neocorate)
Reverse design Synthysia standing, left, wearing kalathos, holding double axe; in the background, ox, left, looking back
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 32 mm
Average weight 18.81 g
Axis 5, 12
Reference Ziegler 633
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 213 SNG 2091 = Wa 4144 = Ziegler 633.2
2 2     Hannover Ziegler 633.1
3 3     Ziegler 633.3