RPC VI, 8769 (temporary)

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

Coin no. 3 of RPC VI, 8769 (temporary)

 

Museum Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Inventory no. 1105
Reference from the Sheich-Zueid hoard
Diameter 23
Weight 7.21
Axis 7
Note attribution to emperor uncertain
Find URI https://chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/7822
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