Æ38 - Severus Alexander ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥΠΟΛΙϹ ΑΔΡΙΑΝ ΑΙΓΑΙωΝ ΖΟϹ
Features
| Issuer |
Aegeae
(Cilicia)  |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Severus Alexander (Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander) (222-235)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 230-231 |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 22.52 g |
| Diameter | 38 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 570605 |
| References | RPC Online VI# 7203 Roman Provincial Coinage (https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/) |
Obverse
Diademed and draped bust of Severus Alexander, right, holding eagle-tipped serpent-staff in left hand and globe (?) in right hand, seen from front
Lettering: ΑΥΤ Κ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΝ ΑΡΧ ΜΕ ΟΙΚ ΑϹΚΛΗ
Unabridged legend: Αὐτοκράτορα Καίσαρα Ἀλέξανδρον ἀρχιερέα μέγιστον οἰκουμένης? Ἀσκληπίου
Translation: for Emperor Caesar Alexander, greatest chief priest of the world (and) of Asclepius
Reverse
Eagle facing on thunderbolt, head right, holding wreath in beak and spreading wings; below, goat lying right
Lettering: ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥΠΟΛΙϹ ΑΔΡΙΑΝ ΑΙΓΑΙωΝ ΖΟϹ
Unabridged legend: Ἀλεξανδρούπολις Ἁδριανῶν Αἰγαίων ζοσʹ
Translation: Alexandropolis of the Hadrian Aegeaeans, 277
Mint
Aegeae, Cilicia, modern-day Yumurtalık, TurkeyComments
Haymann 172corr.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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