RPC VI, 8701 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8701 (temporary)
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Phoenicia
City Tyre
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IM CAES MA AVR SEV ALEX[AN]
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription SE TVR METRO COLO, above Δ or Α
Reverse design galley, r, with aplustre on stern; above, murex shell
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 17 mm
Average weight 3.70 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference Rouvier 2393 (as Elagabalus)
Specimens 4 (2 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 835A
2 2     NY: 1944.100.81857
3 3     Rouvier 2393
4 4     ✸ Richard McAlee coll., ex Holyland Auction E-24, 27 Dec. 2025, lot 227