RPC VI, 3218 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 3218 (temporary)
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Nicaea
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Issue Group 2
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΥΗ (or ϹΕΥΗ) ΑΥΑΛΕΖΑΝΔΡΟϹ Α(Υ)
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ
Reverse design temple with six columns seen in perspective, right, within which statue of Tyche(?) standing with cornucopia; in pediment, globe
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Axis 12
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ L: 1981,0301.125
2 2     CGT coll.