RPC VI, 3232


Image of specimen #2

Coin type
URI	https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/6/3232 json ttl rdf xml
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
Obverse design	laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription	ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ ϹΑΓΑΡΙϹ
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
Axis	6
Reference	SNG vA 613
Specimens	5 (0 in the core collections)
Note	Both Ε and Ɛ occur

Number	Number	Bibliography	Diameter	Weight	Axis	Note	More
1	1	CNG EA 160, 14 Mar. 2007, lot 155	25	8.83		Obv.: GIC 65 (laureate bust r.; on obverse); GIC 788 (denominational mark Δ; on obverse)	Show
2	2 ✸	Helios 3, 29 Apr. 2009, lot 339	26	6.90		Obv.: GIC 65 (laureate bust r.; on obverse)	Show
3	3	SNG vA 613	25	9.47			Show
4	4	Zeus Prime Auction 5, 14 March 2020, lot 1504	24	8.44		Obv.: GIC 65 (laureate bust r.; on obverse)	Show
5	5	CGT coll. = Savoca Blue 127, 12 Mar. 2022, lot 708	24	5.26	6		Show