RPC VI, 8572 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8572 (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 METRO SIDO(NOS?)
Edition col(oniae) Aur(eliae) Pia(e) metro(polis) Sidonos
Translation of the colony Aurelia Pia Sidon, metropolis
Reverse design two agonistic crowns on a draped table with one palm branch each; between them, car of Astarte; below, vase and five apples
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 10.27 g
Axis 6
Reference Rouvier 1621
Specimens 6 (4 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 885
2 2     P: B1823 Rouvier 1546.1 (as Severus Alexander)
3 3     B: 1865/28713
4 4     ✸ B: L1906
5 5     Rouvier 1621.1
6 6     Rouvier 1621.2 = Mi V, 391, 369