RPC VI, 8579 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8579 (temporary)
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Phoenicia
City Sidon
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription [...] AVR SEV ALEX [...]
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 Cadmus standing, left, looking back, placing foot on galley prow, left, holding sword and raising hand
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 20 mm
Average weight 5.71 g
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 883