RPC VI, 7921 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7921 (temporary)
Province Mesopotamia
Region Mesopotamia
City Rhesaena
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ ϹΕ ΑΥΤ Κ
Edition Ἀλέξανδρος Σεβαστὸς Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Ἀλέξανδρος Σε(βαστὸς) Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ)
Translation Alexander Augustus Emperor Caesar
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΡΗϹΑΙΝΗϹΙωΗ LEG III P S
Edition Ῥησαινησίων legio III Parthica Severiana Ῥησαινησίω{η}<ν> leg(io) III P(arthica) S(everiana)
Translation of the Rhesaenians, the 3rd Parthian Severan legion
Reverse design Tyche of the City seated on rock, left, holding eagle looking, right; at her feet, river god swimming, left, looking back
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 9.02 g
Reference Castelin 40–1
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ G SNG 2457 = Castellin 40
2 2     Harvard: 1982.100.80
3 3     Castellin 41