RPC VI, 3206 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 3206 (temporary)
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Nicaea
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Issue Group 2
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΥΗ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ ΑΥ
Edition Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Σευῆ(ρος) Ἀλέξανδρος Αὔ(γουστος)
Translation Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ
Edition Νικαιέων
Translation of the Nicaeans
Reverse design Apollo standing nude facing, head left, holding laurel branch and rod, leaning on tripod around which a serpent is coiled
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 8.19 g
Axis 6
Reference Rec 585
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: L1906 Rec 585
2 2     ✸ Opisthodomos 1, 1 May 2022, lot 535