Æ23 - Septimius Severus COL PTOL
Features
| Issuer |
Ptolemais
(Syria Phoenice)  |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Septimius Severus (Lucius Septimius Severus) (193-211)
Caracalla (Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Caracalla) (198-217) |
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 193-211 |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 11.87 g |
| Diameter | 23 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 523858 |
| References | RPC Online V.3# 70052 British Museum, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford University Press (publisher). Roman Provincial Coinage / Volume 5.3 From Pertinax to Macrinus (AD 193–218): Lycia-Pamphylia to Egypt. British Museum, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford University Press. |
Obverse
Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Caracalla, right, seen from rear
Lettering: IMP C M AVP ANTON (AVG)
Unabridged legend: Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus
Translation: Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus
Reverse
Tyche standing facing, head left, right hand resting on rudder and holding cornucopia in left hand, crowned with wreath by small Nike standing left on column
Lettering: COL PTOL
Unabridged legend: colonia Ptolemais
Translation: colony of Ptolemais
Mint
Ptolemais, modern-day Acre, IsraelComments
Rouvier 1020; Kadman 136–137; Sofaer 161-162
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (193-211) | |||||||||||||||
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