RPC VI, 10864 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 10864 (temporary)
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Pedias
City Mopsus
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Issue ƐΤ ΓΤ = 303
Dating 235
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥ ϹΕ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐ(ρήλιος) Σε(υῆρος) Ἀλέξανδρος
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΑΔΡΙΑΝωΝ ΜΟΨΕΑΤΩΝ Ε ΓΤ
Reverse design male figure (Mospus?) standing facing in long chiton, head left, holding branch; to right, altar
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 33 mm
Average weight 15.66 g
Axis 6
Specimens 3 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ CGT coll. = Naumann Auction 47, 9 Oct. 2016, lot 381
2 2     Gromotka coll.
3 3     Biga Numismatics EA 31, 11–12 May 2024, lot 615