RPC VI, 9338 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 9338 (temporary)
Province Arabia
Region Arabia
City Bostra
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IMP CAES M AVB (sic) SEV ALEXANDER AVG
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription COLONIA BOSTRA
Reverse design turreted and draped bust of the Tyche, left, with cornucopia behind shoulder
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 21 mm
Axis 5, 6, 7, 8, 12
Reference Kindler, Bostra 36–a
Specimens 23 (13 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: G.2836 BMC 22
2 2     L: 1908,0110.1431 BMC 23
3 3     L: 1908,0110.1429 BMC 24
4 4     B
5 5     B: 1921/1
6 6     B: F1873
7 7     B: L1906
8 8     B: F1873
9 9     Cop: 145
10 10     O
11 11     O
12 12     O
13 13     V: GR 22725
14 14     Tübingen: Slg. Müller 1136
15 15     ✸ CNG EA 195, 10 Sept. 2008, lot 208
16 16     CNG EA 208, 8 Apr. 2009, lot 351
17 17     CNG EA 238, 11 Aug. 2010, lot 286
18 18     Frabke coll. = Heidelberger Münzhandlung Herbert Grün e.K. 64, 20 Nov. 2014, lot 2229
19 19     Heritage World Coin Auctions Mar. 2012 Signature Sale 3003, 8 Mar. 2012, lot 20578
20 20     Kindler, Bostra 36
21 21     Kindler, Bostra 36a
22 22     Lindgren I, 2537
23 23     Sofaer 43