RPC VI, 8128 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #10

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8128 (temporary)
Province Syria Coele
Region Syria
City Hierapolis
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΜΑΡ ΑΥΡ ϹΕ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ ϹΕ(Β?)
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Μᾶρ(κος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Σε(ουῆρος) Ἀλέξανδρος Σεβ(αστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΘΕΑϹ ϹΥΡΙΑϹ ΙΕΡΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ
Edition Θεᾶς Συρίας Ἱεροπολιτῶν
Translation of the Goddess Syria, of the Hierapolitans
Reverse design Atargatis seated on lion advancing, right, wearing kalathos, holding tympanum and long sceptre
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Average weight 13.85 g
Axis 11, 12
Reference CRS 60a
Specimens 12 (7 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 5491
2 2     P: 1732
3 3     P: 1733
4 4     P: 28630.4
5 5     B: I-B1900
6 6     B: Rauch
7 7     Mu SNG 481
8 8     Rome: DS110669
9 9     CGT coll.
10 10     ✸ Leu EA 25, 11 - 14 Mar. 2023, lot 1610
11 11     Richard McAlee coll.
12 12     Concordia Numismatic 19, 30 Aug. 2024, lot 862