RPC VI, 8770 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8770 (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 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, holding shield and spear on his shoulder; the other hand raised or holding globe(?), seen from front
Reverse inscription COLO(N) PTOLE
Edition colon(ia) 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 23 mm
Average weight 7.48 g
Axis 6, 7, 8, 12
Reference Kadman, Ptolemais 193corr.
Specimens 8 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     NY: 1944.100.71239 Kadman, Ptolemais 193(?)
2 2     IMJ Sofaer 229
3 3     IMJ Sofaer 230
4 4     Ancient Imports 31421
5 5     CNG EA 407, 11 Oct. 2017, lot 332
6 6     M&M GmbH 18, 5 Oct. 2005, lot 1510
7 7     ✸ Peus 407, 7 Nov. 2012, lot 1123 = Künker 204, 12 Mar. 2012, lot 776
8 8     CNG EA 538, 10 May 2023, lot 441