RPC VI, 5169 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 5169 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Miletus
Region Ionia
City Magnesia ad Maeandrum
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Magistrate Aurelius Tychikos, son of Poly— (grammateus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΥΗ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Σευῆ(ρος) Ἀλέξανδρος
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΜΑΓΝΗΤΩΝ ΕΠΙ ΓΡ ΤΥΧΙΚΟΥ (retrograde -ΚΟΥ)
Edition Μαγνήτων ἐπὶ γραμματέως Τυχικοῦ
Translation of the Magnetes, under the grammateus Tychikos
Reverse design Emperor or Leukippos(?) on horse prancing, right, wearing chlamys and about to spear kneeling enemy(?), right, before a lighted altar; below the horse, dog running, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 39 mm
Average weight 22.94 g
Reference Schultz 240
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 1521 Schultz 240 = Mi III, 153, 672