RPC VI, 8060 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8060 (temporary)
Province Syria Coele
Region Syria
City Antioch
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Issue Group 1
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΜΑΡΚ ΑΥΡ ϹΕ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ ϹΕ
Obverse design laureate and draped bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΑΝΤΙΟΧΕΩΝ ΜΗΤ ΚΟΛ Δ Ε S C
Reverse design Tyche of the City seated on rock, left, holding corn ears; at her feet, river god Orontes swimming, left; above, ram leaping, left, looking back; to left, crescent
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 35 mm
Reference McAlee 827
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 692 McAlee 827.2
2 2     ✸ McAlee 827.1 = Gorny & Mosch 122, 10 Mar. 2003, lot 1880