Province Bithynia-Pontus
City Nicaea 
Region Bithynia
Reign Severus Alexander
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΥΗ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ Α
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ
Reverse design Asclepius standing, left, holding serpent-staff, facing Hygieia seated, right, feeding serpent with apple(?); between them, a tree and a boy standing facing, nude

 

Reference CNG EA 297, 27 Feb. 2013, lot 162
Diameter 27
Weight 8.05
Axis 12
Note