RPC VI, 7941 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7941 (temporary)
Province Mesopotamia
Region Mesopotamia
City Nisibis
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus) ; Julia Mamaea (Augusta)
Obverse inscription ΑΥ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΥ ϹΕ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ ΙΟΥΛΙΑ ΜΑΜΑΕΑ ϹΕΒΑ
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, facing diademed and draped bust of Julia Mamaea, left, wearing crescent on shoulders
Reverse inscription ϹΕΠ ΚΟΛΟ ΝΕϹΙΒΙ ΜΗΤ[?]
Reverse design draped, veiled and turreted bust of Tyche, right; before, star and corn ear; above, ram leaping, right, looking back
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Axis 6, 11, 12
Reference BMC 8
Specimens 7 (4 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: G.1004
2 2     ✸ L: 1860,0327.61 BMC 8
3 3     P: M5536
4 4     NY: 1994.92.6
5 5     Yale: 1938.6000.2647
6 6     CNG EA 224, 16 Dec. 2009, lot 491
7 7     Lindgren III, 1567a