RPC VI, 3242


Image of specimen #2

Coin type
URI	https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/6/3242 json ttl rdf xml
Volume	VI
Number	3242 (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 Α(ΥΓ)
Obverse design	laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription	ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ
Reverse design	Aquila between two military standards, topped by wreaths
Metal	copper-based alloy
Average diameter	21 mm
Axis	12
Reference	Rec 616
Specimens	3 (1 in the core collections)

Number	Number	Museum	Bibliography	Diameter	Weight	Axis	Note	More
1	1	P: 1369	Rec 616.4(?)	21	4.22	12		Show
2	2 ✸		CNG EA 176, 14 Nov. 2007, lot 215	21	4.73			Show
3	3		CGT coll.	20	5.26	12	perhaps large eagle on column rather than aquila?	Show