RPC VI, 9178 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 9178 (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 Apollo standing facing nude, head left, holding laurel branch and lyre over small column, and Artemis standing facing, head right, holding bow
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 22 mm
Average weight 8.89 g
Axis 12
Reference Meshorer, Raphia 47
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ IMJ Meshorer, Raphia 47 = Rosenberger 25