RPC VI, 8580 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8580 (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 MET SID
Edition col(onia) Aur(elia) Pia met(ropolis) Sid(on)
Translation the colony Aurelia Pia Sidon, metropolis
Reverse design Dionysus standing facing, head left, holding long thyrsus and cantharus over panther, left, looking back; to left, car of Astarte
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 21 mm
Average weight 4.32 g
Reference Rouvier 1614
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: M5678
2 2     Beirut-AUB Rouvier 1614.1