RPC VI, 8765 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8765 (temporary)
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Phoenicia
City Ptolemais
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IMP SEV R (sic) ALEXANDER AVG
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription COLO PTOLE
Reverse design the Emperor in military dress on horseback advancing, left, holding sceptre and saluting
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Axis 1
Reference Kadman, Ptolemais 194
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
Note No caduceus or off flan before foreleg(?)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ O
2 2     Kadman, Ptolemais 194