RPC VI, 3163 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 3163 (temporary)
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Nicaea
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Issue Group 1
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΥΗ ΑΛΕΖΑΝΔΡΟϹ ΑΥΓ
Edition Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Σευῆ(ρος) Ἀλέζανδρος Αὔγ(ουστος)
Translation Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus
Obverse design laureate head of Severus Alexander, right
Reverse inscription ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ
Edition Νικαιέων
Translation of the Nicaeans
Reverse design athlete standing nude facing, head left, holding wreath (?) and palm branch
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 9.45 g
Reference SNG vA 621 corr.
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
Note described by vA as 'Athlet mit Palmzweig und Äpfeln', but the new  https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/86246 suggests that the apples may really be parts of a poorly preserved wreath.
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ vA 621