RPC VI, 3760 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 3760 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Cyzicus
Region Mysia
City Cyzicus
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Issue Group 1
Obverse inscription ΑΥ ΚΑΙ Μ ΑΥΡΗ ϹΕΟΥΗΡΟϹ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρή(λιος) Σεουῆρος Ἀλέξανδρος
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΚΥΖΙΚΗΝΩΝ ΝΕΟΚΟΡΩΝ
Edition Κυζικηνῶν νεοκό(ρων)
Translation of the Cyzicenes, neocorate
Reverse design two lighted torches around which a serpent is coiled; between them, shrine or mausoleum(?), surmounted by three statues
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 10.24 g
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ M&M 15, Oct. 2004, 504