Æ23 - Severus Alexander COLO PTOLE
Features
| Issuer |
Ptolemais
(Syria Phoenice)  |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Severus Alexander (Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander) (222-235)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 222-235 |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 5.30 g |
| Diameter | 23 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 523958 |
| References | RPC Online VI# 8773 Roman Provincial Coinage (https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/) |
Obverse
Laureate bust of Severus Alexander, right, wearing cuirass with Gorgoneio (?), seen from front
Lettering: IMP CAE M AVR SEV ALEXANDER
Unabridged legend: Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander
Translation: Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander
Reverse
The Emperor in military dress on horseback advancing, left, holding sceptre and saluting; under the horse's foreleg, caduceus
Lettering: COLO PTOLE
Unabridged legend: colonia Ptolemais
Translation: colony of Ptolemais
Mint
Ptolemais, modern-day Acre, IsraelComments
Lindgren 2318
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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