RPC VI, 8762 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8762 (temporary)
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Phoenicia
City Ptolemais
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IMP CAE M AVR SEV ALEXAND
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription COLONIA PTOLEMAIS
Reverse design Perseus standing facing, head left, wearing winged boots and chlamys, holding harpa and Gorgon's head
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 19 mm
Axis 12
Reference Sofaer 237
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ IMJ Sofaer 237
2 2     Agora Auctions Numismatic 35, 23 June 2015, lot 189