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VI, 8696 (temporary)
Image of specimen #1
Coin type
URI
https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/6/8696
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Volume
VI
Number
8696 (temporary)
Province
Syria Phoenice
Region
Phoenicia
City
Tyre
Reign
Severus Alexander
Person (obv.)
Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription
IMP CAES M AVP (sic) SEV ALEXANDER
Edition
Imp(erator) Caes(ar) M(arcus) Au{p}<r>(elius) Sev(erus) Alexander
Translation
Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander
Obverse design
laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription
SEP TVRO METRO COL
Edition
Sep(timia) Tyro metro(polis) col(onia)
Translation
Septimian Tyre, metropolis, colony
Reverse design
Harpocrates nude standing facing, head left, wearing lotus flower on head and holding cornucopia; at his feet, lighted altar; to left, murex shell; to right, club(?)
Metal
copper-based alloy
Average diameter
21 mm
Average weight
5.47 g
Reference
Rouvier 2370 (as Elagabalus)
Specimens
2 (1 in the core collections)
Specimens of this coin type
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Reverse
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1
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P: B2237
Rouvier 2370.1
21
5.47
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2
2
Rouvier 2370.2 = Mi V, 434, 652
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