RPC VI, 937 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 937 (temporary)
Province Thrace
Region Thrace
City Byzantium
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Magistrate Marcus Aurelius Soterichos
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΥΗ ΑΛΕΖΑΝΔΡΟϹ ΑΥΓ
Obverse design laureate head of Severus Alexander, right
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙ ϹΩΤΗΡΙΧΟΥ ΒΥΖΑΝΤΙΩΝ
Reverse design Nike advancing, left, holding palm branch and wreath; at her feet, Corinthian helmet on cippus
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 30 mm
Reference Schönert-Geiss, Byzantion 1694, McClean 4255
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ C Schönert-Geiss, Byzantion 1694 = McClean 4255