RPC VI, 7929 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7929 (temporary)
Province Mesopotamia
Region Mesopotamia
City Rhesaena
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription [...] ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟ (retrograde N)
Edition [---] Ἀλέξανδρο(ς)
Translation [---] Alexander
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription (ΡΗϹΑΙΝΑ) Δ, LEG III
Edition Ῥήσαινα δʹ leg(io) III
Translation Rhesaena, 4, 3rd legion
Reverse design Sagittarius advancing, right, holding bow; before, inscribed standard
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 17 mm
Average weight 3.06 g
Axis 12
Reference Castelin 17
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1849,0801.3 BMC 9 = Castellin 17
2 2     CNG EA 523, 7 Sept. 2022, lot 374
3 3     ✸ Leu WA 28, 9–14 Dec. 2023, lot 2733