RPC VI, 8552 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8552 (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 AV PI METRO SID
Edition col(onia) Au(relia) Pi(a) Metro(polis) Sid(on)
Translation Colony of Aurelia Pia Metropolis Sidon
Reverse design laureate head of Zeus, right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 21 mm
Average weight 6.97 g
Axis 7
Reference Rouvier 1599
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ B: L1906
2 2     Rouvier 1599