RPC VI, 9179 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 9179 (temporary)
Province Syria Palaestina
Region Judaea
City Raphia
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Issue ЧϹ = 290
Dating 230/1
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΥ Α ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡ
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ϘϹ ΙΕΡΑ ΡΑΦΙΑ
Reverse design bird standing, right, on lyre over column
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 19 mm
Reference Meshorer, Raphia 48
Specimens 5 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: B835 Meshorer, Raphia 48.1
2 2     IMJ Meshorer, City-Coins 73
3 3     J-SBF Meshorer, Raphia 48.2
4 4     J-SBF Meshorer, Raphia 48.3
5 5     Meshorer, Raphia 48.4 = De Saulcy, 239, 3