RPC VI, 30347 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 30347 (temporary)
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Nicomedia
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Issue Group 1b
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΥΗ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ ΑΥΓ
Edition Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Σευῆ(ρος) Ἀλέξανδρος Αὔγ(ουστος)
Translation Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΝΕΙΚΟΜΗΔΕΩΝ ΔΙϹ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ
Edition Νεικομηδέων δὶς νεωκόρων
Translation of the Nicomedians, twice neocorate
Reverse design female figure advancing, right, with foot on prow, looking back with extended arm, holding long sceptre
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 9.39 g
Axis 1
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ Tom Ross via Wildwinds
2 2     Nomos Obolos Webauction 29, 8 Oct. 2023, lot 469