RPC V.3, — (unassigned; ID 84865)

 

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Coin type
Volume V.3
Number — (unassigned; ID 84865)
Province Syria Coele
Region Syria
City Heliopolis
Reign Septimius Severus
Person (obv.) Septimius Severus (Augustus)
Issue Issue 2
Dating AD 196–8
Obverse inscription IMP L SEPT SEV PERT AVG
Edition Imperator Lucius Septimius Severus Pertinax Augustus Imp(erator) L(ucius) Sept(imius) Sev(erus) Pert(inax) Aug(ustus)
Translation Emperor Lucius Septimius Severus Pertinax Augustus
Obverse design laureate and cuirassed bust of Septimius Severus, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription I O M H COL HEL
Edition Iupiter Optimus Maximus Heliopolitanus colonia Heliopolitana I(upiter) O(ptimus) M(aximus) H(eliopolitanus) col(onia) Hel(iopolitana)
Translation Jupiter of Heliopolis, the best and greatest; the colony of Heliopolis
Reverse design aerial perspective view of the temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus Heliopolitanus
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 11.75 g
Axis 1, 2, 7, 11, 12
Reference Sawaya 62–9
Specimens 15 (5 in the core collections)

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# Specimen Museum Bibliography
    P: 143
    ✸ NY: 1948.19.2505
    NY: 1944.100.83762
    NY: 1948.19.2506
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