RPC VI, 3245 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 3245 (temporary)
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Nicaea
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Issue Group 2
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΟΥ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ ΑΥΓ
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ
Reverse design lion pouncing, left, on bucranium
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 20 mm
Axis 12
Reference Rec 611
Specimens 6 (2 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ P: 1096 Wa 434 = Rec 611.1
2 2     V Rec 611.2
3 3     G. Rohde Ancient Coins
4 4     Numismatik Naumann 56, 6 Aug. 2017, lot 335
5 5     CGT coll.
6 6     Private coll.