RPC VI, 8700 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #5

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8700 (temporary)
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Phoenicia
City Tyre
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IMP CAES M AVΡ (sic) SEV ALEXANDER
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 21 mm
Axis 6, 7, 12
Specimens 5 (3 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1971,0703.5 BMC 421
2 2     P: 837
3 3     NY: 1944.100.27036
4 4     Leeds-UL: 1340
5 5     ✸ Agora Auctions Numismatic 69, 26 Sept. 2017, lot 166