Æ39 - Severus Alexander ..ΠΙϹ ΘΕΟ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥΠΟ... 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 | 25.04 g |
| Diameter | 39 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 570634 |
| References | RPC Online VI# 10861 Roman Provincial Coinage (https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/) |
Obverse
Diademed and draped bust of Severus Alexander, left, holding serpent-staff and pater (?), seen from front
Lettering: ΑΥΤ Κ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΝ ΑΡΧΙ ΜΕ ΑϹΚΛ (?)
Unabridged legend: Αὐτοκράτορα Καίσαρα Ἀλέξανδρον ἀρχιερέα μέγιστον Ἀσκληπίου
Translation: for Emperor Caesar Alexander, greatest chief priest of Asclepius
Reverse
The Emperor standing facing in military dres (?), head left, holding serpent-staff and patera over lighted altar
Lettering: ..ΠΙϹ ΘΕΟ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥΠΟ... ΑΙΓΑΙωΝ ΖΟϹ
Unabridged legend: --- πιστῆς θεοφιλοῦς Ἀλεξανδρούπο--- Αἰγαίων ζοσʹ
Translation: [---] Alexandropolis, faithful, dear to the gods[---] of the Aegeaeans, 277
Mint
Aegeae, Cilicia, modern-day Yumurtalık, TurkeyComments
Haymann, NC 180 (2020), p. 62 no. 7, reading ΑΥΤ Κ ΑΛƐΞΑΝΔΡΟΝ ΑΡΧΙ[ ]ΑϹΚΛ[...], interpreting it to mean ἀρχιερεὺς (μέγιστος) Ἀσκληπίου
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| ND (230-231) | |||||||||||||||
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