RPC VI, 8772 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8772 (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 PTOL
Edition colo(nia) Ptol(emais)
Translation Colony of Ptolemais
Reverse design the Emperor in military dress on horseback advancing, left, holding sceptre and saluting; under the horse's foreleg, caduceus
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 21 mm
Average weight 3.88 g
Axis 11
Reference Kadman, Ptolemais 193corr.
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ CNG EA 333, 20 Aug. 2014, lot 205