RPC VIII, — (unassigned; ID 78444)

 

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Coin type
Volume VIII
Number — (unassigned; ID 78444)
Province Syria Phoenice
Region Phoenicia
City Tyre
Reign Philip I
Person (obv.) Otacilia Severa (Augusta)
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
Reverse inscription COL TYRO METRO
Edition colonia Tyro metropoli col(onia) Tyro metro(poli)
Translation at the colony Tyre, metropolis
Reverse design Cadmus advancing right, head left, extending hand and holding sceptre, left foot on galley; in left field, two clasped hands and murex shell
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 30 mm
Average weight 20.72 g
Reference Rouvier —
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)
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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
— —     Tel Aviv: KNP 1535 G. Bijovsky, 'Some enigmatic coin types from Roman Tyre', INR 15 (2020), p. 201, fig. 8
— —     ✸ Holy Land E-Auction 24, 27 Dec. 2025, lot 242