RPC VI, 927 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 927 (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
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Σευ(ῆρος) Ἀλέζανδρος Αὔγ(ουστος)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΕΠ ΦΡΟΝΤΩΝΟϹ ΒΥΖΑΝΤΙΩΝ
Edition ἐπ(ὶ) Φρὸντωνος Βυζαντίων
Translation under Fronto, of the Byzantines
Reverse design Nike standing, left, holding wreath and palm branch
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 8.00 g
Axis 1, 12
Reference Schönert-Geiss, Byzantion 1767
Specimens 7 (0 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Istanbul: 428C Schönert-Geiss, Byzantion 1767 (found in Izmir)
2 2     CGT coll.
3 3     Gorny & Mosch EA 274, 20 Nov. 2020, lot 2374
4 4     Gorny & Mosch EA 274, 20 Nov. 2020, lot 2374
5 5     ✸ Naumann Gitbud & Naumann 16, 4 May 2014, lot 651
6 6     Concordia Numismatic 3, 31 Mar.–1 Apr. 2023, lot 445
7 7     Sofia: 2600