RPC VI, 3255 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 3255 (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 ΑΥ(Γ)
Edition Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Σευῆ(ρος) Ἀλέζανδρος Αὔγ(ουστος)
Translation Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ ΛΙΤΑΙΟΥ ΔΙΟС
Reverse design inscribed and lighted garlanded altar
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 20 mm
Average weight 4.53 g
Axis 6, 7
Reference Rec 615
Specimens 6 (2 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     B: L1906 Rec 615.2
2 2     V Rec 615.1
3 3     cgb.fr MBS 11, 21 Jan. 2002, lot 318
4 4     ✸ Helios 7, 12 Dec. 2011, lot 582
5 5     Nomos obolos 26, 18 Dec. 2022, lot 345
6 6     Numismatik Naumann 137, 4 Feb. 2024, lot 358