RPC VI, 7918 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #9

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7918 (temporary)
Province Mesopotamia
Region Mesopotamia
City Rhesaena
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ Α Ϲ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Α(ὐρήλιος) Σ(εουῆρος) Ἀλέξανδρος
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, left, seen from rear, holding decorated shield
Reverse inscription ΡΗϹΑΙΝΗϹΙωΝ LEG III P (S?)
Reverse design Tyche of the City seated on rock, left, holding eagle looking, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 8.46 g
Axis 6
Reference Castelin 27–29, 34
Specimens 9 (6 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1843,0712 BMC 8 = Castellin 29
2 2     P: 2166 Castellin 28
3 3     B Castellin 27 (under Caracalla)
4 4     NY
5 5     O
6 6     V: GR 20875
7 7     Gotha Castellin 28 (under Samosata)
8 8     M&M Deutschland 20, 10 Oct. 2006, lot 980
9 9     ✸ Peus 398, 28 Apr. 2009, lot 761