RPC VI, 8565 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8565 (temporary)
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Phoenicia
City Sidon
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IMR (sic) CAE M AVR SEV ALEXANDRO
Edition Im{r}<p>(eratori) Cae(sari) M(arco) Aur(elio) Sev(ero) Alexandro
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 three standards with aquilae
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 9.70 g
Axis 5
Reference Rouvier 1618
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ B: L1906
2 2     Beirut-AUB Rouvier 1618.2
3 3     Rouvier 1618.1