RPC VI, 7374 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7374 (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 ΑΥΤΟ Κ Μ ΑΥ ϹΕΥ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Obverse design laureate and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΑΝΑΖΑΡΒΟΥ (retrograde Ζ) ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΟϹ (sic) ϹΕΥΗΡΕΙΑ ΕΠΙΝΙΚΙΑ, ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑ
Reverse design inscribed agonistic crown between two palm branches
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Axis 12
Reference Ziegler 584
Specimens 3 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Ziegler 584 = Levante 1467 = CNG MBS 69, 8 June 2005, lot 1079
2 2     Savoca Coins Blue 150th Blue, 10 - 11 Dec. 2022, lot 828
3 3     Biga Numismatics EA 16, 18 Feb. 2023, lot 212 (Hierapolis Castabala)