RPC VI, 3196 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 3196 (temporary)
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Nicaea
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Issue Group 1b
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΥ ΑΛΕΖΑΝΔΡΟϹ ΑΥΓ
Edition Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Σευ(ῆρος) Ἀλέζανδρος Αὔγ(ουστος)
Translation Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΟΜΗΡΟΝ ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ
Reverse design Homer the poet seated, right, wearing himation over lower limbs, holding scroll
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 23 mm
Average weight 6.56 g
Reference SNG vA 622
Specimens 1 (0 in the core collections)
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Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ SNG vA 622