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
Obverse design laureate head of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΘΕΑϹ ϹΥΡΙΑϹ
Reverse design lion advancing, right, within laurel wreath
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 20 mm
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