RPC VI, 8553


Image of specimen #2

Coin type
URI	https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/6/8553 json ttl rdf xml epidoc
Volume	VI
Number	8553 (temporary)
Province	Syria Phoenice
Region	Phoenicia
City	Sidon
Reign	Severus Alexander
Person (obv.)	Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription	IMR (sic) CAE M AVR SEV ALEXANDER
Edition	Im{r}<p>(erator) Cae(sar) M(arcus) Aur(elius) Sev(erus) Alexander
Translation	Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander
Obverse design	laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription	COL AVR PIA MET SID
Edition	col(onia) Aur(elia) Pia met(ropolis) Sid(on)
Translation	the colony Aurelia Pia Sidon, metropolis
Reverse design	agonistic crown and palm branch on a draped table; below, vase and five apples; above, serpent-staff of Asclepius
Metal	copper-based alloy
Average diameter	25 mm
Average weight	9.34 g
Axis	6, 12
Reference	Rouvier 1620
Specimens	4 (3 in the core collections)

Number	Number	Museum	Bibliography	Diameter	Weight	Axis	Note	More
1	1	P: 887		25	11.09			Show
2	2 ✸	B: 1865/28713		25	9.61	12		Show
3	3	NY: 1944.100.51998		24	8.26	6		Show
4	4		Rouvier 1620	24	8.40		Rouvier Coll.	Show