RPC VI, 3222 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 3222 (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(Υ)
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 Demeter(?) standing facing veiled, head left, holding long torch and patera
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 7.25 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference Rec 600(?)
Specimens 6 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ V Rec 600.4 (as the City personification?)
2 2     CGT coll.
3 3     CGT coll.
4 4     vA 612
5 5     Roma Numismatics Ltd (uncertain auction)
6 6     Naville Numismatics 30, 2 Apr. 2017, lot 156