RPC VI, 3598 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 3598 (temporary)
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Tium
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΥ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΝ (ΑΥ)
Edition Μ(ᾶρκον) Αὐρ(ήλιον) Σευ(ῆρον) Αλέξανδρον Αὔ(γουστον)
Translation for Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus
Obverse design laureate and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΤΙΑΝΩΝ
Edition Τιανῶν
Translation of the Tians
Reverse design winged caduceus
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 6.60 g
Axis 1, 6, 12
Reference Rec 143
Specimens 7 (4 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1874,0715.261 BMC 19 = Rec 143.1
2 2     B: L1906
3 3     B: L1906 Rec 143.2
4 4     Cop: 619 Rec 143.3
5 5     SNG vA 984
6 6     SNG vA 985
7 7     CGT coll. = Naville 45, 9 Dec. 2018, lot 155 ex E.E. Clain-Stefanelli coll.