RPC VI, 30167


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Coin type
URI	https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/6/30167 json ttl rdf xml epidoc
Volume	VI
Number	30167 (temporary)
Province	Bithynia-Pontus
Region	Bithynia
City	Nicaea
Reign	Severus Alexander
Person (obv.)	Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Issue	Group 1
Obverse inscription	Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΥΗ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ ΑΥ
Edition	Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Σευῆ(ρος) Ἀλέξανδρος Αὔ(γουστος)
Translation	Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus
Obverse design	laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription	ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ
Edition	Νικαιέων
Translation	of the Nicaeans
Reverse design	Cybele seated in biga drawn by lions, right, holding reins, resting arm on tympanum
Metal	copper-based alloy
Average diameter	27 mm
Average weight	9.02 g
Axis	7
Specimens	3 (0 in the core collections)

Number	Number	Museum	Bibliography	Diameter	Weight	Axis	Note	More
1	1		T. Mullaly coll.	27	8.36	7	Obv.: GIC 65 (laureate bust r.); GIC 788 (denominational mark Δ)	Show
2	2 ✸	Winterthur: G 6717	acquired 1985, ex Howgego	27	8.27	7	Obv.: GIC 788 (denominational mark Δ)	Show
3	3		Savoca Coins Blue 194th Weekly Blue, 3 Feb. 2024, lot 321	27	10.44			Show