RPC VI, 8568 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8568 (temporary)
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Phoenicia
City Sidon
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IMR (sic) CAE M AVR SEV ALEXAND
Edition Im{r}<p>(erator) Cae(sar) M(arcus) Aur(elius) Sev(erus) Alexand(er)
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 SID
Edition col(onia) Aur(elia) Pia Metro(polis) Sid(on)
Translation Colony of Aurelia Pia Metropolis Sidon
Reverse design three-quarter view of two-wheel car of Astarte, right, with shrine with four columns within which baetyl on two supports; on the roof, four palm branches
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 11.69 g
Axis 6
Specimens 4 (2 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 888
2 2     B: F1873
3 3     CNG EA 126, 9 Nov. 2005, lot 262
4 4     ✸ Gorny & Mosch 233, 6 Oct. 2015, lot 2136