RPC VI, 8142 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8142 (temporary)
Province Syria Coele
Region Syria
City Hierapolis
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ ϹΕΒ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Σε(ουῆρος) Ἀλέξανδρος Σεβ(αστός)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus
Obverse design laureate head of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΘΕΑϹ ϹΥΡΙΑϹ
Edition Θεᾶς Συρίας
Translation of the Goddess Syria
Reverse design lion advancing, right, within laurel wreath
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 20 mm
Average weight 4.68 g
Axis 12
Reference CRS 63
Specimens 5 (2 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ CNG EA 240, 8 Sept. 2010, lot 329
2 2     P: 28630.5
3 3     P: 1738 CRS 63
4 4     Lindgren I, 1923 (as Elagabalus)
5 5     Holy Land 20, 3 July 2022, lot 215