RPC VI, 8554 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8554 (temporary)
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Phoenicia
City Sidon
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IMR (sic) CAE M AVR SEV ALEXANDR
Edition Im{r}<p>(eratori) Cae(sari) M(arco) Aur(elio) Sev(ero) Alexandr(o)
Translation to 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 SIDO
Reverse design agonistic crown between two palm branches on a three-legged table
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 11.18 g
Axis 6, 12
Specimens 3 (3 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1902,0206.231 BMC 324
2 2     ✸ B: L1906
3 3     NY: 1944.100.51997