RPC VI, 10448 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 10448 (temporary)
Province Egypt
Region Egypt
City Alexandria
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Issue L I = 10
Dating 230/1
Obverse inscription Α ΚΑΙ ΜΑΡ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΥ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ ΕΥ(Ϲ)(Ε)
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription L Ι
Reverse design eagle standing right, head left, holding wreath in beak; to left, palm branch
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 34 mm
Axis 1, 11, 12
Reference D 4444, M 3046, Geissen 2453, E 3158 (10)
Specimens 19 (4 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1864,1118.991 BMC 1712
2 2     NY: 1944.100.64697
3 3     NY: 1944.100.64698
4 4     O: HCR33829 M 3046
5 5     A: 3715 Demetriou 2485 corr.
6 6     A: 3723
7 7     A: 6786
8 8     Bologna
9 9     Frankfurt: 856
10 10     Cologne Geissen 2453
11 11     Osnabrück: 1717
12 12 –13     D 4444, DS 10011
14 14     J. Aiello coll.
15 15     Gitbud & Naumann 38, 6 Dec. 2015, lot 663
16 16     Staffieri
17 17     Naville 40, 27 May 2018, lot 322
18 18     ✸ Künker 347, 22 Mar. 2021, lot 289
19 19     Elsen 151, 10 June 2022, lot 655