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VI, 8580 (temporary)
Image of specimen #1
Coin type
URI
https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/6/8580
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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)
Specimens of this coin type
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Specimen
Obverse
Reverse
Museum
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Diameter
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1
1
✸
P: M5678
21
4.48
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2
2
Beirut-AUB
Rouvier 1614.1
21
4.15
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