RPC VI, 926 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 926 (temporary)
Province Thrace
Region Thrace
City Byzantium
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Magistrate Marcus Aurelius Fronto
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΥ ΑΛΕΖΑΝΔΡΟϹ ΑΥΓ
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΕΠ ΦΡΟΝΤΩΝΟϹ ΒΥΖΑΝΤΙΩΝ
Reverse design lion leaping, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Axis 6
Reference Schönert-Geiss, Byzantion 1765
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     V: GR 8533 Schönert-Geiss, Byzantion 1765.2
2 2     ✸ Gotha Schönert-Geiss, Byzantion 1765.1
3 3     Nomos obolos 21, 2 Jan. 2022, lot 650