RPC VI, 30319 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 30319 (temporary)
Province Galatia
Region Pontus
City Neocaesarea
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Issue ΡΟΑ = 171
Dating 234/235
Obverse inscription ΑΥ Κ Μ ΑΥ ϹΕ ΑΛΕΖΑΝΔΡΟϹ
Edition Αὐ(τοκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐ(ρήλιος) Σε(βῆρος) Ἀλέξανδρος
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΝΕΟΚΑΙϹΑ ΜΗΤΡ ΔΙϹ ΝΕΩΚ ΕΤ ΡΟΑ
Edition Νεοκαισα(ρέων) μητρ(όπολις) δὶς νεωκ(όρων) ἔτ(ους) ροαʹ
Translation of the Neocaesareans, metropolis twice neocorate, of year 171
Reverse design front view of two temples with four columns with globe in each pediment
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 29 mm
Average weight 15.15 g
Axis 12
Specimens 3 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Naumann 82, 6 Oct. 2019, lot 230
2 2     Olympus Numismatik 10, 29–30 Dec. 2023, lot 737
3 3     Leu WA 29, 24 Feb. 2024, lot 1275