RPC VI, 30410 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 30410 (temporary)
Province Syria Palaestina
Region Judaea
City Ascalon
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Issue ΑΛΤ = 331
Dating 227/8
Obverse inscription [ ]Α ϹΕΥΗ Α[ΛΕΞΑΝΔ......]
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΑϹΚΑΛω ΑΛΤ
Edition Ἀσκάλω(ν) αλτʹ
Translation Ascalon 331
Reverse design Harpocrates of Mount Casion, wearing hem-hem crown, holding flail and sceptre, carried by three lions advancing, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 13.02 g
Axis 1
Reference Rosenberger 229
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Kaplun Coll., ex Agora Sale 69, 26 Sept. 2017, lot 183 (Maximinus/Poseidon)
2 2     ✸ IMJ: 71.940