RPC VI, 3232 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 3232 (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 ΑΥ
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 ϹΑΓΑΡΙϹ
Edition Νικαιέων Σαγάρις
Translation of the Nicaeans, Sagaris
Reverse design river god Sagaris bearded, reclining, left, holding reed and resting on vase from which water flows
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 7.78 g
Axis 6
Reference SNG vA 613
Specimens 5 (0 in the core collections)
Note Both Ε and Ɛ occur
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     CNG EA 160, 14 Mar. 2007, lot 155
2 2     ✸ Helios 3, 29 Apr. 2009, lot 339
3 3     SNG vA 613
4 4     Zeus Prime Auction 5, 14 March 2020, lot 1504
5 5     CGT coll. = Savoca Blue 127, 12 Mar. 2022, lot 708