RPC VI, 5144 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 5144 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Miletus
Region Ionia
City Magnesia ad Maeandrum
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Edition Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Ἀλέξανδρος
Translation Marcus Aurelius Alexander
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΜΑΓΝΗΤΩΝ
Edition Μαγνήτων
Translation of the Magnetes
Reverse design eagle facing on altar, head left, holding wreath in beak and spreading wings
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 5.26 g
Axis 6, 7
Reference Schultz 275
Specimens 5 (3 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: I-B1900 Schultz 275.1
2 2     ✸ B: L1906 Schultz 275.2
3 3     C: Lewis SNG 1494
4 4     Papillon 8, 19 Sept. 2021, lot 824
5 5     priv Coll H.I.