RPC VI, 8068 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8068 (temporary)
Province Syria Coele
Region Syria
City Antioch
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Issue Group 1b
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ Μ Α ϹΕΟ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ ϹΕ
Obverse design laureate bust of Severus Alexander, right, wearing decorated cuirass, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΑΝΤΙΟΧΕΩΝ ΜΗΤΡΟ ΚΟ Δ Ε S C
Reverse design Tyche of the City seated on rock, left, holding corn ears; at her feet, river god Orontes swimming, left; above, ram leaping, left, looking back; to left, sometimes star
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 32 mm
Axis 1
Reference BMC 470
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1847,1101.275 BMC 470