RPC VI, 7378 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7378 (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 Κ Μ Α ϹΕΟΥΗ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Αὐρήλιος Σεουῆρος Ἀλέξανδρος Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Α(ὐρήλιος) Σεουῆ(ρος) Ἀλέξανδρος
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΑΝΑΖΑΡΒ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟ(Λ) Β Γ ΕΤ ΘΜϹ
Edition Ἀναζάρβου μητροπόλεως βʹ γʹ ἔτους θμσʹ Ἀναζάρβ(ου) μητροπόλ(εως) βʹ γʹ ἔτ(ους) θμσʹ
Translation of Anazarbus, metropolis, of the 3 (eparchies), twice (neocorate), year 249
Reverse design the Emperor driving a quadriga, right, holding eagle-tipped sceptre
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 12.55 g
Axis 5, 12
Reference Ziegler 614
Specimens 3 (0 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     Ziegler 614 = Levante 1468
2 2     CGT coll.
3 3     ✸ CNG EA 532, 8 Feb. 2023, lot 421