RPC VI, 30170 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 30170 (temporary)
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Cius
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Edition Ἀλέξανδρος
Translation Alexander
Obverse design laureate head of Severus Alexander, right
Reverse inscription [Κ]Ι[Α]ΝΩΝ
Edition Κιανῶν
Translation of the Cians
Reverse design Heracles standing facing, head left, holding club and lion skin
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 18 mm
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
Note Uncertain if it's Cius or Tium, since the beginning of the reverse legend isn't clear. But it fits better with the coinage of Cius.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Aiello coll.