RPC VI, 3208 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 3208 (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 Α
Edition Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Σευῆ(ρος) Ἀλέξανδρος Α(ὔγουστος)
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 Prometheus seated on rock, right, shaping nude human figure standing in front of him; to right, Athena standing, left, placing hand over man's head; behind her, shrub
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 8.14 g
Axis 7
Reference Weiser 29
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Cologne Weiser 29
2 2     ✸ Solidus Premium 37, 16 Dec. 2018, lot 69