RPC VI, 8086 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #7

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8086 (temporary)
Province Syria Coele
Region Syria
City Antioch
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Issue Group 2
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤΟ ΚΑΙϹ ΜΑΡ ΑΥΡ ϹΕ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡ ϹΕΒ
Edition Αὐτο(κράτωρ) Καῖσ(αρ) Μᾶρ(κος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Σε(ουῆρος) Ἀλέξανδρ(ος) Σεβ(αστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus
Obverse design laureate bust of Severus Alexander, right, wearing decorated cuirass, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΑΝΤΙΟΧΕΩΝ ΜΗ Κ Δ Ε S C
Edition Ἀντιοχέων μη(τροπόλεως) κ(ολωνίας) 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 star
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 32 mm
Average weight 18.81 g
Axis 5, 6, 11
Reference McAlee 828
Specimens 7 (2 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 695 McAlee 828a.2
2 2     NY: 1944.100.66038 McAlee 828b
3 3     McAlee 828a.1 = McClean 3, 346, 8
4 4     McAlee 828a.3 = CNG EA 200, 3 Dec. 2008, lot 281
5 5     Naumann 39, 3 Jan. 2016, lot 769 = Roma Numismatics Ltd 4, 30 Sept. 2012, lot 2396
6 6     R. Effler coll.
7 7     ✸ Richard McAlee coll.