RPC VI, 3241 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #9

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 3241 (temporary)
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Nicaea
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Issue Group 2
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΥΗ ΑΛΕΖΑΝΔΡΟϹ ΑΥΓ
Edition Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Σευῆ(ρος) Ἀλέζανδρος Αὔγ(ουστος)
Translation Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus
Obverse design laureate head of Severus Alexander, right
Reverse inscription ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ
Edition Νικαιέων
Translation of the Nicaeans
Reverse design Aphrodite kneeling, right, head left, viewing herself in mirror held by Eros to left, also holding torch; to right, another Eros holding torch
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 20 mm
Average weight 3.92 g
Axis 1, 7
Reference Rec 588
Specimens 9 (2 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 1081 Rec 588.1
2 2     V Rec 588.2
3 3     CNG EA 369, 24 Feb. 2016, lot 419
4 4     MünzZentrum Rheinland 167, Sept. 2013, 223
5 5     Naumann Gitbud & Naumann 31, 3 May 2015, lot 341
6 6     Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG Online 28 Silver, 16 Dec. 2018, lot 185
7 7     F. Jarman Coll.
8 8     Savoca Coins Blue 181st Weekly Blue, 28 Oct. 2023, lot 335
9 9     ✸ Gorny & Mosch EA 306, 16 Oct. 2024, lot 1366