RPC VI, 3170 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 3170 (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 and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΕΥϹΕΒΩΝ ΕΥΓΕΝΩΝ ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ
Edition Εὐσεβῶν Εὐγενῶν Νικαιέων
Translation of the pious and noble Nicaeans
Reverse design inscription within laurel wreath
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 10.64 g
Axis 1
Reference Rec 621
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1840,1226.352 BMC 98 = Rec 621.1
2 2     Gorny & Mosch EA 306, 16 Oct. 2024, lot 1349 = Gorny & Mosch EA 271, 29 May 2020, lot 428