RPC VI, 8770 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #7

 

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
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
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
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