RPC VI, 8101 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8101 (temporary)
Province Syria Coele
Region Syria
City Paltus
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Issue Year 490
Dating 231/2
Obverse inscription IMP C MA AVR SE ALEXAND AVG
Edition Imp(erator) C(aesar) Ma(rcus) Aur(elius) Se(verius) Alexand(er) Aug(ustus)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΠΑΛΤΗΝωΝ ΥϘ Μ
Edition Παλτηνῶν υϙʹ Μ
Translation of the Paltans, 490 M(?)
Reverse design Dioscuri standing facing, looking each other, each wearing Phrygian cap surmounted by star, each resting on spear and being flanked by horse
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 10.26 g
Axis 12
Reference Meyer-Zwiffelhoffer 19
Specimens 6 (2 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 1411 Paltos 19.1
2 2     B: L.1906 Paltos 19.2
3 3     Harvard: 1982.100.45
4 4     CGT coll.
5 5     Paltos 19.3
6 6     Naville Numismatics 81, 7 May 2023, lot 307