RPC VI, 4527 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 4527 (temporary)
Province Asia
Subprovince Conventus of Sardis
Region Lydia
City Sardis
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Magistrate Gaius Asinius Nikomachos Frugianus (archon)
Issue Group 2
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΕΠΙ ΑΡΧ Γ ΑϹΙΝ ΝΕΙΚΟΜΑΧΟΥ ΦΡΟΥΓ ϹΑΡΔΙΑΝΩΝ Β ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ
Reverse design Kore standing facing, having poppy on either side, and Demeter standing facing, head left, holding long torch and ears of corn
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 36 mm
Axis 6
Reference GRPCL 613, Hochard 2090
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ V: GR 19587 Burrell 112, 8
2 2     Harvard: 1984.811.34