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VI, 8551 (temporary)
Image of specimen #3
Coin type
URI
https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/6/8551
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Volume
VI
Number
8551 (temporary)
Province
Syria Phoenice
Region
Phoenicia
City
Sidon
Reign
Elagabalus
Person (obv.)
Severus Alexander (Caesar)
Obverse inscription
M AVR ALEXANDROS CE (sic)
Edition
M(arcus) Aur(elius) Alexand<e>r{os} C<a>e(sar)
Translation
Marcus Aurelius Alexander Caesar
Obverse design
laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription
COL AVR PIA METRO SID
Edition
col(onia) Aur(elia) Pia Metro(polis) Sid(on)
Translation
Colony of Aurelia Pia Metropolis Sidon
Reverse design
Dionysus standing facing in long chiton, head left, holding long thyrsus and cantharus over panther, left
Metal
copper-based alloy
Average diameter
20 mm
Average weight
4.10 g
Axis
11, 12
Specimens
3 (3 in the core collections)
Specimens of this coin type
Number
Number
Obverse
Reverse
Museum
Bibliography
Diameter
Weight
Axis
Note
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1
1
L: 1909,0102.19
BMC 310
19.5
4.48
11
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2
2
B: L1906
20
3.75
12
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3
3
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NY: 1944.100.72487
20
4.07
12
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