RPC VI, 30714 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 30714 (temporary)
Province Syria Palaestina
Region Samaria
City Caesarea Maritima
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IM CAE [SEV ALE]XA
Edition Im(perator) Cae(sar) Sev(erus) Alexa(nder)
Translation Emperor Caesar Severus Alexander
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right seen from rear
Reverse inscription C I F AVG CA METR[O] [ ]
Edition c(olonia) I F(lavia) Aug(usta) Ca(esarea) metro(polis) [---]
Translation the colony Prima Flavia Augusta Caesarea, metropolis [---]
Reverse design Apollo standing left, wearing chlamys, holding branch, left elbow on tripod entwined by serpent
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 15 mm
Average weight 2.14 g
Axis 8
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
Note Confirmation required. Obv. reading not definite, so attribution to Severus Alexander not certain.

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Agora Auctions Numismatic 63, 20 Dec. 2016, lot 148