RPC VI, 7989 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7989 (temporary)
Province Syria Coele
Region Commagene
City Samosata
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Caesar)
Issue Group 3
Obverse inscription ΜΑΡ ΑΥΡ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ ΚΕ (sic)
Edition Μᾶρ(κος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Ἀλέξανδρος Κέ(σαρ)
Translation Marcus Aurelius Alexander Caesar
Obverse design bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ϹΑΜΟϹΑΤΕΩΝ
Edition Σαμοσατέων
Translation of the Samosatians
Reverse design Tyche of the City seated on rock, left, holding corn ears; below, Pegasus flying, left
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 12.67 g
Axis 12
Reference CRS 30b corr.
Specimens 3 (0 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ CGT coll.
2 2     CRS 30b = Lindgren I, 1902
3 3     Leu EA 24, 3 Dec. 2022, lot 2315