RPC VI, 88 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 88 (temporary)
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Cassandrea
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND
Edition Imp(erator) C(aesar) M(arcus) Aur(elius) Sev(erus) Alexand(er)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription COL [...] CASSA [..]
Reverse design Front view of temple with two columns, within which Zeus Ammon stands, right, holding bunch of grapes; behind, serpent; before, crane; globe in pediment
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 9.84 g
Axis 7
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: I-B.1928
2 2     ✸ Roma Numismatics EA 103, 24 Nov. 2022, lot 803