RPC VI, 6634 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 6634 (temporary)
Province Galatia
Region Pontus
City Trapezus
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Issue ƐT ΡΞΒ = 162
Dating 225/226
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥ ϹΕΟΥ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΤΡΑΠΕΖΟΥΝΤΙωΝ (retrograde N) (or ΤΡΑΠΕΖΟΥΝΤΙωΝ) (Ε?)Τ ΡΞΒ
Reverse design Mithras on horseback advancing, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Axis 11, 12
Reference Wojan, Trapezonte 87–8
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ NY: 1953.171.634 Wojan, Trapezonte 88
2 2     Boston: 62.512 Wojan, Trapezonte 87