RPC VI, 3183 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 3183 (temporary)
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Nicaea
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Issue Group 1
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΥ ΑΛΕΖΑΝΔΡΟϹ ΑΥ
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription IΠΠΑΡΧΟϹ ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ
Reverse design Hipparchus the astronomer seated on basis, left, wearing himation over lower limbs; to left, globe on small column
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Axis 6
Reference Rec 608
Specimens 5 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 1093 Rec 608.1
2 2     A Rec 608.2
3 3     Praefectus Auction α, 28 Feb. 2021, lot 173
5 5     Naumann 83, 3 Nov. 2019, lot 428
6 6     ✸ Dara Antiques Museum EA 2, 9 Oct. 2021, lot 661 = Damaris 2, 23 July 2022, lot 747