RPC VI, 3212 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #3

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 3212 (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 [or ϹΕΥΗ ΑΛEΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ] Α(Υ)(Γ)
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ
Reverse design Athena standing facing, head left, holding patera and spear; at her feet, shield
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Axis 6, 12
Reference Rec 583
Specimens 9 (3 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 1079 Rec 583.1
2 2     B: Morel Rec 583.4
3 3     ✸ V Rec 583.2
4 4     Rome: DS110275
5 5     CGT coll. ex Naville Auction 17, 20 Sept. 2015, lot 242
7 7     vA 611
8 8     vA 7045
9 9     CGT coll. ex Naville Numismatics 35, 28 Oct. 2017, lot 247 (part)
10 10     CGT coll.