RPC VI, 940 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 940 (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
Edition Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Σευῆ(ρος) Ἀλέζανδρος Αὔγ(ουστος)
Translation Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙ Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΩΤΗΡΙΧΟΥ ΒΥΖΑΝΤΙΩΝ
Edition ἐπὶ Μ(άρκου) Αὐρ(ηλίου) Σωτηρίχου Βυζαντίων
Translation under Marcus Aurelius Soterichos, of the Byzantines
Reverse design two wicker torches; between them, modius with corn ears and poppy
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 30 mm
Average weight 14.86 g
Axis 7
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Sofia Schönert-Geiss, Byzantion 1698
2 2     ✸ Naumann 100, 7 Mar. 2021, lot 1119