RPC VI, 8134 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8134 (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 Αὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Αὐρήλιος Σεουῆρος Ἀλέξανδρος Σεβαστός 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 ΘΕΟΙ ϹΥΡΙΑϹ ΙΕΡΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ
Edition θεοὶ Συρίας Ἱεροπολιτῶν θεοὶ Συρίας Ἱεροπολιτῶν
Translation gods of Syria, of the Hierapolitans
Reverse design Hadad and Atargatis seated facing on throne flanked by bulls and lions respectively; between them, shrine containing semeion; in the exergue, lion advancing, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 27 mm
Average weight 12.62 g
Axis 12
Reference CRS 61a
Specimens 4 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ B: 1873/345 CRS 61a = GM 759, 774
2 2     CNG 93, 22 May 2013, lot 950
3 3     M&M GmbH 20, 10 Oct. 2006, lot 686
4 4     Zeus Numismatics EA 28, 13 Aug. 2023, lot 309