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VI, 8561 (temporary)
Image of specimen #1
Coin type
URI
https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/6/8561
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Volume
VI
Number
8561 (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 METR SID
Edition
col(onia) Aur(elia) Pia Metr(opolis) Sid(on)
Translation
Colony of Aurelia Pia Metropolis Sidon
Reverse design
Dionysus standing facing, head left, holding long thyrsus and cantharus over panther, left, looking back; all within wreath
Metal
copper-based alloy
Average diameter
24 mm
Average weight
9.18 g
Axis
6, 12
Reference
Rouvier 1614
Specimens
7 (3 in the core collections)
Specimens of this coin type
Number
Number
Obverse
Reverse
Museum
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Diameter
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1
1
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P: B1851
Rouvier 1614.5
24
8.80
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2
2
NY: 1944.100.72511
24
9.39
6
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3
3
NY: 1944.100.72510
23
9.11
12
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4
4
Beirut-AUB
Rouvier 1614.4
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5
5
Rouvier 1614.2
23
Rouvier Coll.
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6
6
Rouvier 1614.3
24
9.40
Rouvier Coll.
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7
7
Rouvier 1614.6 = Mi V, 391, 370
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