RPC VI, 9176 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 9176 (temporary)
Province Syria Palaestina
Region Judaea
City Raphia
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Issue ЧϹ = 290
Dating 230/1
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ Μ Α ϹΕ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Καῖ(σαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Α(ὐρήλιος) Σε(βῆρος) Ἀλέξανδρος
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ϘϹ ΙΕΡΑ ΡΑΦΙΑ
Edition ϙσʹ ἱερὰ Ῥαφία
Translation 290, sacred Raphia
Reverse design Dionysus standing facing, head left, holding long thyrsus and Egyptian crown(?); at his feet, panther, left
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 11.82 g
Axis 12
Reference Meshorer, Raphia 42
Specimens 6 (2 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 239A
2 2     ✸ B: L1906 under Nicopolis Emmaus
3 3     IMJ Rosenberger 26
4 4     J-MJA Meshorer, Raphia 42.3
5 5     Meshorer, Raphia 42.1 (Grosswird Coll., Jerusalem) = Sofaer 15
6 6     Meshorer, Raphia 42.2 (Grosswird Coll., Jerusalem)