RPC VI, 3229


Image of specimen #1

Coin type
URI	https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/6/3229 json ttl rdf xml epidoc
Volume	VI
Number	3229 (temporary)
Province	Bithynia-Pontus
Region	Bithynia
City	Nicaea
Reign	Severus Alexander
Person (obv.)	Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Issue	Group 2
Obverse inscription	Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΥ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ ΑΥ
Edition	Μᾶρκος Αὐρήλιος Σευῆρος Ἀλέξανδρος Αὔγουστος Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Σευ(ῆρος) 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 Νικαιέων
Translation	of the Nicaeans
Reverse design	lion pouncing, right, on bucranium
Metal	copper-based alloy
Average diameter	25 mm
Average weight	8.83 g
Axis	12
Reference	Rec 612
Specimens	3 (3 in the core collections)

#	Specimen	Museum	Bibliography	Diameter	Weight	Axis	Note	More
1	1 ✸	B: L1906		26	9.44	12	Obv.: GIC 65 (laureate bust r.)	Show
2	2	C	McClean 7495	25	8.34	12		Show
3	3	G	SNG 1094 = Rec 612	25	8.72	12	Obv.: GIC 65 (laureate bust r.)	Show