RPC VI, 7921 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7921 (temporary)
Province Mesopotamia
Region Mesopotamia
City Rhesaena
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ ϹΕ ΑΥΤ Κ
Edition Ἀλέξανδρος Σε(βαστὸς) Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ)
Translation Alexander Augustus Emperor Caesar
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΡΗϹΑΙΝΗϹΙωΗ LEG III P S
Reverse design Tyche of the City seated on rock, left, holding eagle looking, right; at her feet, river god swimming, left, looking back
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 9.02 g
Reference Castelin 40–1
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ G SNG 2457 = Castellin 40
2 2     Harvard: 1982.100.80
3 3     Castellin 41