RPC VI, 7046 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 7046 (temporary)
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Trachea
City Corycus
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΟΥΗΡ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Obverse design radiate and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, with drapery, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΚΩΡΥΚΙΩΤΩΝ ΑΥΤΟΝΟΜΟΥ or -ΩΝ
Reverse design Aphrodite Euploia standing facing, head left, holding aplustre and sceptre; at her feet, prow
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 32 mm
Axis 1, 6
Reference BMC 14
Specimens 4 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1894,0402.220 BMC 14
1 1     Rome Cos hoard no. 142
2 2     CGT coll., ex Ares 4, 23 Nov. 2019, lot 1162
3 3     Naumann 107, 5 Sept. 2021, lot 1216