RPC VI, 9341 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 9341 (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
Edition Imp(erator) Caes(ar) M(arcus) Au{b}<r>(elius) Sev(erus) Alexander 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 COLONIA BOSTRA
Edition colonia Bostra
Translation Colony Bostra
Reverse design Marsyas standing, right on pedestal, holding wineskin over shoulder and raising hand
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 19 mm
Average weight 3.93 g
Axis 6
Reference Kindler, Bostra 37
Specimens 13 (7 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1908,0110.1433 BMC 28
2 2     L: 1919.0516.4 BMC 29
3 3     L: M.625 BMC 30
4 4     B: 1937/260
5 5     Cop: 144
6 6     NY SNG 1227
7 7     NY SNG 1228
8 8     CNG EA 427, 22 Aug. 2018, lot 388
9 9     ✸ Goldberg 103, 20 Feb. 2018, lot 2141
10 10     Kindler, Bostra 37
11 11     Sofaer 44
12 12     Art & Coins #8, 17 - 18 Oct. 2022, lot 179
13 13     Brisbane: 416