RPC VI, 8085 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8085 (temporary)
Province Syria Coele
Region Syria
City Antioch
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Issue Group 2
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ(ΑΙ) Μ(ΑΡ) ΑΥ(Ρ) ϹΕ(Ο) ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔ(Ρ)(ΟϹ) ϹΕ(Β)
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Μᾶρ(κος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Σεο(υῆρος) Aλέξανδρος Σεβ(αστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΑΝΤΙΟΧΕΩΝ ΜΗ(Τ)(ΡΟ) ΚΟ(Λ) Δ Ε S C
Edition Ἀντιοχέων μητρό(πολις) κολ(ωνίας) 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; to left, sometimes crescent or star
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 33 mm
Average weight 17.04 g
Axis 11, 12
Reference McAlee 825
Specimens 19 (8 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 1659
2 2     P: 694
3 3     P: 700
4 4     P: AA.GR.15359
5 5     P: 691 McAlee 825b.4
6 6     ✸ B: 1908/5 Morel
7 7     NY: 1944.100.66036 McAlee 825b.3
8 8     Bern SNG 2014 = McAlee 825b.2
9 9     CNG EA 305, 26 June 2013, lot 216
10 10     Lindgren I, 2010
11 11     McAlee 825a.1 = Waage 639
12 12     McAlee 825b.1 = Bellinger, Dura 1701
13 13     McAlee 825b.5
14 14     McAlee 825b.6
15 15     McAlee 825c.1 = Falghera 1944
16 16     McAlee 825c.2 = Waage 642
17 17     Roma Numismatics Ltd 4, 30 Sept. 2012, lot 2397
18 18     CGT coll.
19 19     L: G.5445 BMC 471