RPC VI, 3243 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #5

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 3243 (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 ΑΥΓ or ΑΥΓ
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ
Reverse design eagle standing left on altar, head right, between two military standards, topped by wreaths
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 19 mm
Axis 6, 7, 12
Specimens 9 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: L1906
2 2     CGT coll.
2 2     J. Winnette coll.
3 3     CGT coll.
4 4     CGT coll.
5 5     ✸ Savoca Numismatik 26 Blue, lot 711. 23.11.2019
6 6     Private coll. (eBay)
7 7     T. Mullally coll.
8 8     CGT coll. = Lydia Auction 11, 2 Oct. 2021, lot 1363