RPC VI, 3026 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 3026 (temporary)
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Prusa ad Olympum
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Issue Group 2
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΥ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ ΑΥΓ
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΠΡΟΥϹΑΕΩΝ
Reverse design laureate and draped bearded bust of Zeus (or Prusas?), left
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 28 mm
Axis 6
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: Sperling1862 Rec 137.3
2 2     ✸ Numismatik Naumann 56, 6 Aug. 2017, lot 337