| URI |
https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/6/8553
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| 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) |
