RPC VI, 8759 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 8759 (temporary)
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Phoenicia
City Ptolemais
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription [IMP CAE] M A[VR SEV ALEXAND]
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription COLO PTOLE
Reverse design Heracles seated on rock, right, resting on club; at his feet, river god Belus swimming, left; to left, caduceus
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 20 mm
Axis 6, 7
Reference Sofaer 239–49
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     IMJ Sofaer 239
2 2     ✸ IMJ Sofaer 240