RPC VI, 8777 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8777 (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, seen from rear
Reverse inscription COLONIA PTOLEMAIS
Edition colonia Ptolemais
Translation Colony of Ptolemais
Reverse design the Emperor standing, facing, head left, in military dress, holding sceptre and raising hand, crowned by Sarapis standing, left, behind him, holding sceptre and wreath; (to left, caduceus)
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 7.51 g
Axis 6
Reference Kadman, Ptolemais 195
Specimens 4 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 28886
2 2     IMJ Sofaer 227
3 3     St Petersburg Kadman, Ptolemais 195
5 5     ✸ Goldberg 106, 4 Sept. 2018, lot 1408