RPC VI, 2049 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 2049 (temporary)
Province Moesia Inferior
Region Moesia
City Istrus
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ(Η) ϹΕΒ ΑΛΕΖ(retrograde)ΑΝΔΡΟϹ (or ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ)
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρή(λιος) Σεβ(ῆρος) Ἀλέζανδρος
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΙϹΤΡΙΗΝΩΝ Ε
Edition Ἰστριηνῶν εʹ
Translation of the Istrians, 5
Reverse design Tyche standing facing, head left, holding rudder and cornucopia
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Average weight 16.51 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference Varbanov 669
Specimens 8 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ O
2 2     AuctAG 29, June 2003, 140
3 3     CGT coll.
4 4     GalerieNum IV, Nov. 2004, 352
5 5     Gorny & Mosch EA 282, 14 Oct. 2021, lot 3198
6 6     Kagan Coll.
7 7     Peus 403, Apr. 2011, 217
8 8     Roma Numismatics EA 73, 23 July 2020, lot 43