RPC VI, 7039 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7039 (temporary)
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Trachea
City Seleucia ad Calycadnum
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ ΜΑΡ ϹΕΟΥΗ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟ
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ϹΕΛΕΥΚΕΩΝ ΚΑΛΥΚΑΔΝ
Reverse design Heracles standing facing in short chiton(?), head right, resting on club and boar
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 30 mm
Axis 6
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
Note Compare the similar type for Diadumenian, where the boar is clear.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1975,0411.341
6 6     Leeds-UL: 1562