RPC VI, 7926 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7926 (temporary)
Province Mesopotamia
Region Mesopotamia
City Rhesaena
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ Α(Υ) ϹΕ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐ(ρήλιος) Σε(υῆρος) Ἀλέξανδρος
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, left, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΡΗϹΑΙΝΝϹΙωΗ LEG III P S (retrograde S)
Reverse design Tyche of the City seated on tower(?), left, holding eagle looking, right; at her feet, small figure (river god?), right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 8.87 g
Axis 7
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     CNG, A.K. Collection: Coin ID G112 from lot no. 563
2 2     ✸ Jean Elsen & ses Fils S.A. 107, 11 Dec. 2010, lot 461