RPC VI, 10213 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #12

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 10213 (temporary)
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Caesar)
Issue L Ɛ = 5
Dating 221/2
Obverse inscription ΜΑΡ ΑΥΡ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ ΚΑΙϹΑΡ
Edition Μᾶρ(κος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Ἀλέξανδρος Καῖσαρ
Translation Marcus Aurelius Alexander Caesar
Obverse design bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander Caesar, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription L Ε
Edition (ἔτους) εʹ
Translation of year 5
Reverse design Athena bust right, wearing aegis and Corinthian helmet (griffin beneath crest)
Metal debased silver
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 12.42 g
Axis 11, 12
Reference D 4240, M 2834, BMC 1582, Geissen 2395, Ε 3072 (5)
Specimens 24 (13 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1864,1118.657 BMC 1582
2 2     P: 1967.1805
3 3     P: 8484880 FG 2907
4 4     B: 1880/443
5 5     B: 18206578, Löbb.
6 6     C: 1192-R
7 7     NY: 1935.117.855
8 8     NY: 1944.100.64427
9 9     NY: 1944.100.64428
10 10     NY: 1974.26.4076
11 11     NY: 1974.26.4077
12 12     ✸ O: HCR27253 M 2834
13 13     A: 3604 Demetrio 2395bis
14 14     Birmingham: 397
15 15     Birmingham: 398
16 16     Brussels: 1005
17 17     Cologne Geissen 2395
18 18     Milan: 1480
19 19     Rome: 81832
20 20     D 4240 = Ars et Nummus 1, 1981, lot 335 (Figari - Mosconi 1099)
21 21     DS 9843 = Ars et Nummus 12, 1972, lot 432 (Figari - Mosconi 1097)
22 22     NY Gemini 13, 6 Apr. 2017 (ex Art Institute of Chicago), lot 418a
23 23     J. Aiello coll.
24 24     C. Jackson-Jacobs coll. = CNG EA 558, 20 Mar. 2024, 507 (T. Beniak coll.) = NFA Fall 1990 MBS, 18 Oct. 1990, 2443 = Sear RCV 8108 (this coin illustrated)