RPC VI, 7919 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7919 (temporary)
Province Mesopotamia
Region Mesopotamia
City Rhesaena
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Α ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Α(ὐρήλιος) Ἀλέξανδρος
Translation Emperor Aurelius Alexander
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, left, seen from rear, holding decorated shield
Reverse inscription ΡΗϹΑΙΝΝϹΙωΗ LEG III P S(retrograde S)
Reverse design Tyche of the City seated on rock, left, holding eagle looking, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 8.45 g
Axis 5, 10
Reference Castelin 30
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1909,0504.63 BMC 7 = Castellin 30
2 2     Leeds-UL: 108