RPC VI, 10645 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #16

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 10645 (temporary)
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Issue L IΔ = 14
Dating 234/5
Obverse inscription Α ΚΑΙ ΜΑΡ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΥ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ Ε
Edition Α(ὐτοκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Μᾶρ(κος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Σευ(ῆρος) Ἀλέξανδρος Ε(ὐσεβής)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Pious
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription L ΙΔ
Edition (ἔτους) ιδʹ
Translation of year 14
Reverse design Nilus and Euthenia, jugate busts, right; to left, cornucopia; to right, palm branch
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 12.79 g
Axis 1, 12
Reference D 4342, M 3178, E 3128 (14)
Specimens 16 (6 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1864,1118.684 BMC 1676
2 2     P: 8486180 1967.1814
3 3     P: 2992
4 4     NY
6 6     O: HCR27488 M 3178
7 7     A: 3781
8 8     A: 3782
10 10     Birmingham: 440
11 11     Brussels: 1082
12 12     Gotha: 592
13 13     D 4342
16 16     ✸ J. Aiello coll.
17 17     NY
18 18     A: 3780 Demetrio 2528bis ('Serapis et Isis')
19 19     DS 9941 = Naville Numismatics 70, 12 Dec. 2021, lot 310
20 20     DS 9940 = Naville Numismatics 78, 11 Dec. 2022, lot 196