RPC VI, 8764 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8764 (temporary)
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Phoenicia
City Ptolemais
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IMP CAE(S) M AV(R) SEV ALEXANDER
Edition Imp(erator) Caes(ar) M(arcus) Aur(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 COLO(NIA) PTOLE(MAIS)
Edition colonia Ptolemais
Translation Colony of Ptolemais
Reverse design river god Belus reclining, right, holding reed and resting on vase from which water flows
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 22 mm
Average weight 6.32 g
Axis 1, 6, 12
Reference Kadman, Ptolemais 189
Specimens 11 (4 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1908,0110.1259 BMC 43 = Kadman, Ptolemais 189.1
2 2     Mu: 7/1980
3 3     O
4 4     V: GR 22463 Kadman, Ptolemais 189.3
5 5     IMJ: 78.1721
6 6     IMJ Sofaer 219
7 7     IMJ Sofaer 220
8 8     IMJ Sofaer 221
9 9     IMJ Sofaer 222
10 10     CGT coll. = Agora Auction 35, 23 June 2015, lot 187
11 11     ✸ Helios Numismatik 3, 29 Apr. 2009, lot 744