RPC VI, 8066 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8066 (temporary)
Province Syria Coele
Region Syria
City Antioch
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Issue Group 1b
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ Α ϹΕ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ ϹΕ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Α(ὐρήλιος) Σε(ουῆρος) Ἀλέξανδρος Σε(βαστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, left, holding sceptre and decorated shield, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΑΝΤΙΟΧΕΩΝ ΜΗΤΡΟ ΚΟ (Δ Ε) S C
Edition Ἀντιοχέων μητρό(πολις) κο(λωνίας) δʹ ἐ(παρχιῶν) S(enatus) C(onsulto)
Translation of the Antiocheans, metropolis colony, of the 4 eparchies, by decree of the Senate
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
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 33 mm
Average weight 18.59 g
Axis 10
Reference McAlee 829–A
Specimens 6 (3 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: AA.GR.15360
2 2     P: AA.GR.11347
3 3     P: 697 McAlee 829.2
4 4     CNG EA 229, 10 Mar. 2010, lot 322 = Dr. Busso Peus Nachfolger E-420, 18 Nov. 2017, lot 6567
5 5     McAlee 829.1 = Waage 643
6 6     McAlee 829A