RPC VI, 8130 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8130 (temporary)
Province Syria Coele
Region Syria
City Hierapolis
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΜΑΡ ΑΥΡ ϹΕ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ [ϹΕΒ?]
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Μᾶρ(κος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Σε(ουῆρος) Ἀλέξανδρος Σεβ(αστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus
Obverse design laureate, 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 throne between two lions, left, wearing kalathos, holding tympanum and leaning elbow on throne
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 14.98 g
Axis 12
Reference SNG Glasgow 2694
Specimens 5 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     G SNG 2694 = Hunterian III, 139, 30
2 2     ✸ CNG 34, 30 Jul. 2001, lot 34
3 3     Nomos obolos 30, 17 Dec. 2023, lot 562 = Nomos obolos 24, 21 Aug. 2022, lot 520
4 4     Richard McAlee coll.
5 5     Sol Numismatik XXIV, 3 Feb. 2024, lot 429