RPC VI, 5148 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 5148 (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 two eagles facing, looking at each other., spreading wings; between their heads, star on crescent
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 5.01 g
Axis 6, 7
Reference Schultz 276–7
Specimens 6 (4 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ B: 1899/725 Schultz 276.1
2 2     Cop: 881 Schultz 276.3
3 3     O Schultz 276.2
4 4     V: GR 35968 Schultz 277.1 = Egger 46 (1914), 962 = Schultz 277.2
5 5     Tübingen SNG 2967
6 6     Olympus Numismatik 17, 16 Nov. 2024, lot 498