RPC VI, 8551 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8551 (temporary)
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Phoenicia
City Sidon
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Caesar)
Obverse inscription M AVR ALEXANDROS CE (sic)
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription COL AVR PIA METRO SID
Reverse design Dionysus standing facing in long chiton, head left, holding long thyrsus and cantharus over panther, left
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 20 mm
Axis 10, 12
Specimens 3 (3 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     L: 1909,0102.19 BMC 310
2 2     B: L1906
3 3     ✸ NY: 1944.100.72487