RPC VI, 8851 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8851 (temporary)
Province Syria Palaestina
Region Samaria
City Caesarea Maritima
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription IMP (sometimes retrograde P) (C.?) SEV ALEXANDER
Edition Imp(erator) C(aesar) Sev(erus) Alexander
Translation Emperor Caesar Severus Alexander
Obverse design laureate head of Severus Alexander, right
Reverse inscription C I F A F C CAE METROPOL(?), S P Q R
Reverse design eagle facing, head left, spreading wings and holding wreath
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 21 mm
Average weight 8.92 g
Axis 1, 6
Reference SNG ANS 812
Specimens 7 (4 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     NY: 1961.154.119 SNG 812
2 2     O
3 3     V: GR 22500
4 4     V: GR 22498
5 5     IMJ Sofaer 93(?)
6 6     ✸ CNG 97, 17 Sept. 2014, lot 544
7 7     VCoins Marc Breitsprecher Nov. 2023 SKU: 43738