RPC VI, 3240 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 3240 (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 ϹΕ
Edition Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Σευ(ῆρος) Αλέξανδρος Σε(βαστός)
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 prize table holding agonistic crown with palm branches; to either side, purse; below, jug
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 22 mm
Average weight 6.38 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference McClean 7496
Specimens 4 (1 in the core collections)
Note obverse might end AY?
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     C McClean 7496
2 2     CGT coll. = Savoca 32 Blue, 25 May 2020, lot 876
3 3     ✸ CNG EA 576, 4 Dec. 2024, lot 355 = Nomos 32, 8 June 2024, lot 306
4 4     Aquila Numismatics 15, 6 July 2024, lot 465