RPC VI, 8555 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8555 (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 and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription COL AVR PIA METRO SIDO
Edition col(onia) Aur(elia) Pia Metro(polis) Sido(n)
Translation Colony of Aurelia Pia Metropolis Sidon
Reverse design agonistic crown between two palm branches on a three-legged table
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 8.93 g
Reference Rouvier 1619
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: B1853 Rouvier 1619.1
2 2     Lindgren I, 2337
3 3     Rouvier 1619.2