RPC VI, 4291 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 4291 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Sardis
Region Phrygia
City Aezani
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Magistrate Menandros (strategos)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΒ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Αὐρήλιος Σεβῆρος Ἀλέξανδρος Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Σεβ(ῆρος) Ἀλέξανδρος
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription [ΕΠΙ ΜΕΝΑ]ΝΔΡΟΥ ϹΤΡΑ ΑΙΖΑΝΕΙΤΩΝ
Edition ἐπὶ Μενάνδρου στρατηγοῦ Αἰζανειτῶν ἐπὶ Μενάνδρου στρα(τηγοῦ) Αἰζανειτῶν
Translation under Menandros, strategos, of the Aezanites
Reverse design Zeus standing facing, head left, holding eagle and long sceptre
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 35 mm
Average weight 23.75 g
Axis 6
Reference BMC 129
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)
Note Confirmation required. BMC 129 shows no obvious sign of alteration, but the reverse die is suspiciously close to https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/56060.
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1865,1202.4 BMC 129