RPC VI, 3262 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 3262 (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
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΝΙΚΑΙΕΩΝ
Reverse design Roma seated, left, wearing helmet, holding spear and Nike offering her a wreath; below, shield
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 19 mm
Axis 6, 7
Specimens 5 (0 in the core collections)
Note Very similar to the larger denomination with the same type, but which lacks the shield: https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/80345
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     CGT coll.
2 2     ✸ CNG EA 186, 16 Apr. 2008, lot 81
3 3     CGT coll.
3 3     Savoca London 2 Blue, 3 May 2019, lot 680
4 4     T. Mullaly coll.