RPC VI, 7209 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7209 (temporary)
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Pedias
City Aegeae
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Issue Year ΖΟϹ = 277
Dating 230/1
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ Α ϹΕΟΥΗ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΠΟΛΙϹ ΑΔΡ ΑΙΓΑΙωΝ ΖΟϹ
Reverse design cista from which a serpent rises, between two lighted torches
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Axis 6, 12
Reference Haymann 179d
Specimens 8 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ B: L1906
2 2     Antakya: 18249 Butcher, Hatay 250 = Haymann 179e
3 3     Antakya: 18322 Butcher, Hatay 251 = Haymann 179d.2
4 4     Haymann 179d.1 = Levante 1766 = Robert, Inscriptions 200 = CNG EA 106, 19 Jan. 2005, lot 119
5 5     CGT coll. = Haymann 179d.3
6 6     CGT coll.
7 7     CGT coll.
8 8     Biga Numismatics EA 31, 11–12 May 2024, lot 600