RPC VI, 3239 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 3239 (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
Edition Νικαιέων
Translation of the Nicaeans
Reverse design turreted Tyche(?) seated on rock, left, holding reed; at her feet, river god Sangaris standing, right, raising hand
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 7.52 g
Axis 1, 12
Reference Rec 599, Weiser 28
Specimens 2 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 1086 Wa 433 (as Cybele) = Rec 599
2 2     Cologne Weiser 28