RPC VI, 7088 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7088 (temporary)
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Pedias
City Tarsus
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΥ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ Π Π
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΙΑΝΩΝ ΑΔΡ[...] ΜΗΤΡΟ ΤΑΡϹΕΩΝ ΠΑΤΡΩΟϹ Α Μ Κ Γ Β
Reverse design Perseus standing, right, holding harpa and small statue of Apollo Lykeios, holding wolf by forelegs in each hand, and fisherman standing facing, head left, holding a fishing line on which a fish and a basket are hung
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 39 mm
Axis 6, 12
Reference SNG France 1574
Specimens 3 (2 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 1347 SNG 1574 = Wa 4654
2 2     C: Lewis SNG 1746
3 3     Boston: 64.288