RPC VI, 5672 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 5672 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Apamea
Region Phrygia
City Sebaste
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΥ ϹΕΒ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ϹΕΒΑϹΤΗΝΩΝ
Reverse design Dionysus driving a biga of panthers, right, holding long thyrsus and reins
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 31 mm
Axis 1, 12
Reference BMC 38
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1902,1002.80 BMC 38
2 2     FAC RP66087
3 3     Leu EA 20, 25 June 2022, lot 2015