RPC VI, 8092 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #7

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8092 (temporary)
Province Syria Coele
Region Syria
City Antioch
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Issue Group 3
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ Μ(ΑΡ) Α(Υ) ϹΕ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ Ϲ(ΕΒ)
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Μᾶρ(κος) Αὐ(ρήλιος) Σε(ουῆρος) Ἀλέξανδρος 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 ΑΝΤΙΟΧΕ(ΩΝ) ΜΗΤΡ(Ο) 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 star
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 32 mm
Average weight 18.83 g
Axis 5, 6, 12
Reference McAlee 831
Specimens 10 (5 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: G.5446 BMC 472 = McAlee 831a.1
2 2     P: 1484
3 3     P: 693 McAlee 831a.3
4 4     B: 1908/5 Morel
5 5     O
6 6     McAlee 831a.2 = Bellinger, Dura 1700
7 7     ✸ McAlee 831a.4 = CNG EA 246, 15 Dec. 2010, lot 355
8 8     McAlee 831b
9 9     Richard McAlee coll.
10 10     CGT coll.