RPC VI, 959 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 959 (temporary)
Province Thrace
Region Thrace
City Byzantium
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Julia Mamaea (Augusta)
Obverse inscription ΜΑΜΑΙΑ ΑΥΓ
Edition Μαμαία Αὐγ(ούστα)
Translation Mamaea Augusta
Obverse design draped bust of Julia Mamaea, right
Reverse inscription ΒΥΖΑΝΤΙΩΝ
Edition Βυζαντίων
Translation of the Byzantines
Reverse design star over crescent and three globes
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 18 mm
Average weight 2.97 g
Reference Schönert-Geiss, Byzantion 1791
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 482 Schönert-Geiss, Byzantion 1791.2 = Mi S. II, 271, 413
2 2     A: 224 Schönert-Geiss, Byzantion 1791.1
3 3     ✸ Themis 9, 11 Apr. 2021, lot 490