RPC VI, 8132 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8132 (temporary)
Province Syria Coele
Region Syria
City Hierapolis
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΜΑΡ ΑΥΡ ϹΕ(ΟΥ) ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Edition Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Αὐρήλιος Σεουῆρος Ἀλέξανδρος Σεβαστός Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Μᾶρ(κος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Σεου(ῆρος) 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 Θεᾶς Συρίας Ἱεροπολιτῶν
Translation of the Goddess Syria, of the Hierapolitans
Reverse design Atargatis seated on throne between two lions, right, wearing kalathos, holding tympanum and leaning elbow on throne
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Average weight 15.05 g
Axis 6, 11, 12
Reference CRS 59a
Specimens 10 (4 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: G.5347 BMC 55 = CRS 59a
1 1     Aphrodite Art Coins G6, 9–10 Jan. 2025, lot 777
2 2     P: 1730
3 3     P: 1438
4 4     Mu SNG 482
5 5     M&M GmbH 20, 10 Oct. 2006, lot 685
6 6     ✸ Leu WA 31, 7 Sept. 2024, lot 901 = Leu WA 28, 9–14 Dec. 2023, lot 2488 = CNG EA 530, 4 Jan. 2023, lot 531
7 7     Nimrod Numismatik 11, 27 Apr. 2025, lot 245
8 8     P. Matos coll.
9 9     CNG EA 609, 13 May 2026, lot 468