Province Syria Phoenice
City Ptolemais 
Region Phoenicia
Reign Severus Alexander
Obverse inscription IMP CAE(S) M AV(R) SEV ALEXANDER
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription COLO(NIA) PTOLE(MAIS)
Reverse design river god Belus reclining, right, holding reed and resting on vase from which water flows

 

Museum British Museum, London (UK)
Inventory no. 1908,0110.1259
Reference BMC 43 = Kadman, Ptolemais 189.1
Diameter 21
Weight 6.34
Axis 12
Note