RPC VI, 203 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 203 (temporary)
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Thessalonica
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤΟΚ ϹΕΥ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Edition Αὐτοκ(ράτωρ) Σε<ο>υ(ῆρος) Ἀλέξανδρος
Translation Emperor Severus Alexander
Obverse design laureate head of Severus Alexander, right
Reverse inscription ΘΕϹϹΑΛΟΝΙΚΕΩΝ
Edition Θεσσαλονικέων
Translation of the Thessalonicans
Reverse design Nike advancing, left, holding palm branch and Kabeiros
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 9.97 g
Axis 1, 4, 6, 7, 8, 12
Reference Touratsoglou 19–26, 29–37
Specimens 21 (6 in the core collections)
Note On the rev., sometimes, ΘƐϹϹΑΛΟΝΙΚΑΙΩΝ.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 1426 Touratsoglou 30
2 2     B: 18664 Touratsoglou 34
3 3     ✸ B Touratsoglou 35
4 4     Mu Touratsoglou 36
5 5     V: Uni Touratsoglou 23
6 6     V: GR 10054 Touratsoglou 25
7 7     A Touratsoglou 33
8 8     Boston: 63.2898 Touratsoglou 22
9 9     Dresden: 2944 Touratsoglou 26
10 10     Istanbul: 762 Touratsoglou 37
11 11     Sofia: 7524 Touratsoglou 29
12 12     St Petersburg: 3039 Touratsoglou 32
13 13     Thessaloniki Touratsoglou 19 (found in Ramona)
14 14     Thessaloniki Touratsoglou 31
15 15     CGT coll.
16 16     CGT coll.
17 17     CGT coll.
18 18     CGT coll. = Savoca 17 Blue, 1 Mar. 2019, lot 928
19 19     Touratsoglou 20 = Evelpidis 1345
20 20     Touratsoglou 21 = Wien, Schotten, 1499
21 21     Touratsoglou 24 = Wien, Schotten, 1500