Province Syria Phoenice
City Ptolemais 
Region Phoenicia
Reign Severus Alexander
Obverse inscription IMP SEV R (sic) ALEXANDER AVG
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, holding shield and spear on his shoulder, seen from front
Reverse inscription COLO PTOL
Reverse design the Emperor in military dress on horseback advancing, left, holding sceptre and saluting; under the horse's foreleg, caduceus

 

Museum American Numismatic Society, New York (USA)
Inventory no. 1944.100.71241
Reference Kadman, Ptolemais 193corr.
Diameter 21
Weight 5.00
Axis 12
Note
External URI http://numismatics.org/collection/1944.100.71241