RPC VI, 8654


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Coin type
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Volume	VI
Number	8654 (temporary)
Province	Syria Phoenice
Region	Phoenicia
City	Tyre
Reign	Elagabalus
Person (obv.)	Aquilia Severa (Augusta)
Obverse inscription	IVL AQVILIA SEVERA AVG
Edition	Iul(ia) Aquilia Severa Aug(usta)
Translation	Julia Aquilia Severa Augusta
Obverse design	diademed and draped bust of Aquilia Severa, right
Reverse inscription	TVRIORVM
Edition	Tyriorum
Translation	of the Tyrians
Reverse design	Astarte standing facing, turreted, holding long sceptre and resting on trophy on her right, crowned by Nike standing on small column, left, on her left; at her feet, to left, small palm tree; to right, murex shell
Metal	copper-based alloy
Average diameter	28 mm
Average weight	11.38 g
Axis	11, 12
Reference	Rouvier 2395–6
Specimens	15 (8 in the core collections)

Number	Number	Museum	Bibliography	Diameter	Weight	Axis	Note	More
1	1 ✸	L: 1906,0712.125	BMC 416	28	11.58	12		Show
2	2	P: B2252	Rouvier 2395.1	27	11.35			Show
3	3	Mu		27			Obv.: GIC 15 (Heracles (Melkarth), bust r.)	Show
4	4	NY: 1944.100.81859		28	13.57	12		Show
5	5	NY: 1944.100.81862		27	11.79	11	Obv.: GIC 15 (Heracles (Melkarth), bust r.)	Show
6	6	NY: 1953.171.1823		28	11.78	12	Obv.: GIC 15 (Heracles (Melkarth), bust r.)	Show
7	7	O		28	9.65	12		Show
8	8	V: GR 22368		28			Obv.: GIC 15 (Heracles (Melkarth), bust r.)	Show
9	9		CGT coll. = CNG EA 349, 22 Apr. 2015, lot 322	28	10.77	12		Show
10	10		M&M Deutschland 20, 10 Oct. 2006, lot 906	30	10.58			Show
11	11		Rouvier 2395.2				Rouvier Coll.	Show
12	12		Rouvier 2395.3				Hoffmann Coll. N. 1748	Show
13	13		Rouvier 2395.4				Moustier Coll.	Show
14	14		Rouvier 2395.5 = Mi V, 436, 664					Show
15	15		Rouvier 2396	27			Obv.: GIC — (uncertain) ; Rouvier Coll.	Show