RPC VI, 1898 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 1898 (temporary)
Province Moesia Inferior
Region Moesia
City Tomis
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΥΗ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Αὐρήλιος Σευῆρος Ἀλέξανδρος 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 ΜΗΤΡΟ ΠΟΝΤΟΥ ΤΟΜΕΩϹ (or ΤΟΜΕΩϹ) Δ
Edition Μητροπόλεως Πόντου Τόμεως δʹ Μητρο(πόλεως) Πόντου Τόμεως δʹ
Translation of the metropolis of Pontus, Tomis, 4
Reverse design griffin, right, placing left forepaw on wheel set on base
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 10.67 g
Axis 1, 6, 12
Reference AMNG 3263–4, Petac 617–8
Specimens 9 (0 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     Bucharest: 10936/641/1602 AMNG 3263.4 = Petac 617
2 2     Bucharest: 7148/73/1964 AMNG 3264 = Petac 618
3 3     Budapest AMNG 3263.1 = SNG 552
4 4     Sofia AMNG 3263.3 = RN 1893, 63, 82
5 5     AMNG 3263.2 (Klausenburg)
6 6     ✸ CNG 88, Sept. 2011, 724
7 7     S. Roll coll., ex Gorny & Mosch 134, 11 Oct. 2004, lot 1809 = Varbanov 5198
9 9     Wildwinds
10 10     Auctiones E78, 18 Dec. 2022, lot 25