RPC VI, 1915 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 1915 (temporary)
Province Moesia Inferior
Region Moesia
City Tomis
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΥ ΑΛΕΖΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Σεο(ὺ) Ἀλέζανδρος
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΜΗΤΡΟ ΠΟΝΤΟΥ ΤΟΜΕΩϹ Δ (sometimes upside-down)
Edition Μητρο(πόλεως) Πόντου Τόμεως δʹ
Translation of the Metropolis of Pontus, Tomis, 4
Reverse design Hygieia standing facing, head right, feeding serpent from patera
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 10.54 g
Reference AMNG 3185–6
Specimens 5 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 2001.568
2 2     P: F6854
3 3     Bucharest AMNG 3186
4 4     AMNG 3185.1
5 5     AMNG 3185.2