RPC VI, 8699 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8699 (temporary)
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Phoenicia
City Tyre
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IMP CAES M AV SEV ALEXANDER AV
Edition Imp(erator) Caes(ar) M(arcus) Au(relius) Sev(erius) Alexander Au(gustus)
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription SEP TVRO (sic) METROP COL PEMIC (sic), Δ
Reverse design three-quarter view of temple with four columns, right, with stairway; globe in pediment; below, murex shell
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 20 mm
Average weight 6.79 g
Axis 1, 6, 11, 12
Reference Rouvier 2421
Specimens 8 (2 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: B2262 Rouvier 2421.1
2 2     Mu
3 3     Beirut-AUB: C1506 259 = Rouvier 2421.3(?)
4 4     CGT coll. = VAuction 314, 10 Dec. 2014, lot 179
5 5     CNG EA 148, 20 Sept. 2006, lot 283
6 6     CNG EA 198, 5 Nov. 2008, lot 212
7 7     CNG EA 257, 8 June 2011, lot 301
8 8     Rouvier 2421.2 = Mi V, 438, 675