RPC VI, 3228 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 3228 (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(ΥΓ)(Ο)
Edition Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Σευῆ(ρος) Ἀλέξανδρος Αὔγο(υστος)
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 Homonoia standing facing, head left, holding patera and cornucopia
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 7.49 g
Axis 12
Reference Cop 517, Rec 602(?)
Specimens 9 (5 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 1089
2 2     P: 1090 Rec 602(?)
3 3     B: L1906
3 3     Kölner Münzkabinett EA 7, 5 June 2021, lot 89
4 4     Cop: 517
5 5     ✸ NY: 1944.100.42222
6 6     SNG vA 618
7 7     Münster: M 972
8 8     N&N London Green V, 6 Feb. 2023, lot 421