RPC VI, 3210 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 3210 (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 Asclepius standing, left, holding serpent-staff, facing Hygieia seated, right, feeding serpent with apple(?); between them, a tree and a boy standing facing, nude
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 8.78 g
Axis 12
Reference SNG vA 610
Specimens 2 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ CNG EA 297, 27 Feb. 2013, lot 162
2 2     SNG vA 610