RPC VIII, 2836

 

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Coin type
Volume VIII
Number 2836
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Syria
City Damascus
Reign Philip I
Person (obv.) Otacilia Severa (Augusta)
Issue Fine style
Dating AD 247–9
Obverse inscription M OTAC SEVERA AVG
Edition Marcia Otacilia Severa Augusta M(arcia) Otac(ilia) Severa Aug(usta)
Translation Marcia Otacilia Severa, Empress
Obverse design diademed and draped bust of Otacilia Severa, right, crescent at shoulders
Reverse inscription COL ΔAMAS METROP ΧΡΥϹΟΡΑ
Edition colonia Δamasco metropoli Χρυσορρόας col(onia) Δamas(co) metrop(oli) Χρυσορ(ρό)α(ς)
Translation in the colony of Damascus, metropolis; Chrysoroas
Reverse design river god Chrysoroas seated left, holding reeds and cornucopia; behind, urn from which water flows
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Average weight 15.97 g
Axis 1, 2, 6, 12
Specimens 20 (6 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1908,0110.2387
2 2     P: 89
3 3     B: 18259184, Löbb.
4 4     NY: 1944.100.83721
5 5     NY: 1944.100.83722
6 6     NY: 1944.100.83720
7 7     CGT coll.
8 8     CGT coll. = Naville Numismatics 39, 29 Apr. 2018, lot 228
9 9     CNG EA 208, 8 Apr. 2009, lot 225 = Dix, Noonan Webb, 29 Sept. 2008, lot 5740
10 10     CNG EA 263, 31 Aug. 2011, lot 264
11 11     CNG EA 341, 17 Dec. 2014, lot 53
12 12     CNG EA 352, 3 June 2015, lot 359
13 13     CNG EA 541, 28 June 2023, lot 381
14 14     M&M GmbH 14, 16 Apr. 2004, lot 693 = Athena GmbH 3, 15 May 1990, lot 472
15 15     Private coll.
16 16     R. McAlee coll.
17 17     R. McAlee coll.= CNG EA 353, 17 June 2015, lot 325 = Heritage World Coin Auctions CICF Signature Sale, 18 Apr. 2013, lot 25811
18 18     Roma Numismatics EA 42, 6 Jan. 2018, lot 451
19 19     Roma Numismatics EA 96, 5 May 2022, lot 770
20 20     Solidus Numismatik 131, 23 Apr. 2024, lot 136