RPC VI, 3106 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #4

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 3106 (temporary)
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Nicaea
Reign Elagabalus
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Caesar)
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΥΡ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ Κ(ΑΙ)
Edition Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Ἀλέξανδρος Καῖ(σαρ)
Translation Marcus Aurelius Alexander Caesar
Obverse design bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ
Edition Νικαιέων
Translation of the Nicaeans
Reverse design front view of temple with six columns with globe in pediment
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 22 mm
Average weight 4.76 g
Axis 6, 7
Reference Rec 579
Specimens 4 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: 1877/37
2 2     V Rec 579
3 3     Priv. Coll.
4 4     ✸ Gorny & Mosch EA 306, 16 Oct. 2024, lot 1335 = Jacquier 14, 1992, lot 265 =Münzzentrum 65, 1988, lot 162