RPC VI, 3033 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 3033 (temporary)
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Prusa ad Olympum
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Issue Group 1
Obverse inscription ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ ΑΥΓΟΥΤ (sic)
Edition Ἀλέξανδρος Αὔγουστος Ἀλέξανδρος Αὔγου<σ>τ(ος)
Translation Alexander Augustus
Obverse design laureate head of Severus Alexander, right
Reverse inscription ΠΡΟΥϹΑΕΩΝ
Edition Προυσαέων Προυσαέων
Translation of the Prusaeans
Reverse design Demeter standing, left, holding long torch and ears of corn
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 22 mm
Average weight 4.36 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference Rec 135
Specimens 4 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

# Specimen Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ V: GR 30066 Rec 135
2 2     CGT coll. = Savoca 32 Blue, 23 May 2020, lot 887
3 3     Aphrodite Art Coins G6, 9–10 Jan. 2025, lot 757
4 4     Aphrodite Art Coins G16, 26 Oct. 2025, lot 220