RPC VI, 8084 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8084 (temporary)
Province Syria Coele
Region Syria
City Antioch
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Issue Group 2
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΜΑΡ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΟ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ ϹΕ
Obverse design radiate head of Severus Alexander, right
Reverse inscription ΑΝΤΙΟΧΕΩΝ ΜΗΤΡΟ ΚΟΛ Δ Ε S C
Reverse design Tyche of the City seated on rock, left, holding corn ears, looking back; at her feet, river god Orontes swimming, left; to left, Tyche standing facing, head right, holding rudder and cornucopia; to right, the Emperor standing, left, holding parazonium and crowning the Tyche of the City
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 33 mm
Reference McAlee 841
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Helios Numismatik 3, 29 Apr. 2009, lot 710
2 2     McAlee 841