RPC VI, 2048 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 2048 (temporary)
Province Moesia Inferior
Region Moesia
City Istrus
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΒ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Σεβ(ῆρος) Ἀλέξανδρος
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus
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 river god Istrus bearded, reclining, left, holding fish and reed, resting on urn from which water flows; in the background, lighthouse
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Average weight 14.63 g
Axis 1, 6
Reference Varbanov 668
Specimens 8 (2 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1905,0404.16
2 2     O
3 3     ✸ Gorny & Mosch 215, Oct. 2013, lot 946
4 4     GalerieNum IV, Nov. 2004, 351
5 5     Gorny & Mosch 146, 6 Mar. 2006, lot 569
6 6     Kagan Coll.
7 7     R. Hoppensteadt coll.
8 8     CNG EA 537, 26 Apr. 2023, lot 270