RPC VI, 8768 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8768 (temporary)
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Phoenicia
City Ptolemais
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IMP CAE M AVR SEV ALEXANDER
Edition Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Imp(erator) Cae(sar) 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 front
Reverse inscription COLO PTOLE
Edition colonia Ptolemais colo(nia) Ptole(mais)
Translation colony of Ptolemais
Reverse design the Emperor in military dress on horseback advancing, left, holding sceptre and saluting; before the horse's foreleg, caduceus
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 16 mm
Average weight 6.25 g
Reference Kadman, Ptolemais 190corr.
Specimens 4 (0 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ CNG
2 2     Holyland Auction 18, 30 Jan. 2022, lot 322
3 3     Nummitra 62, 4 May 2025, lot 250
4 4     Sol XLVI, 18 Oct. 2025, lot 174