RPC VI, 8968 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8968 (temporary)
Province Syria Palaestina
Region Samaria
City Neapolis
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ (Ϲ?)
Edition Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Σε(ουῆρος) Αλέξανδρος Σ(εβαστός)
Translation Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription Φ ΝΕΑϹ Π Ϲ Π ΟϹ[.] ΕΥϹ ΕΦ ΤΕ
Reverse design Mount Gerizim surmounted by temple complex connected to the colonnade at the slope by stairways; to right, roadway leading to altar
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 21 mm
Average weight 6.19 g
Axis 12
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Gemini VII, 9 Jan. 2011, lot 865
2 2     ✸ Stack's Coin Galleries Dec. 2006, 13 Dec. 2006, lot 106