RPC VI, 3368 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 3368 (temporary)
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Nicomedia
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Issue Group 1b
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΥΗ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ ΑΥΓ
Edition Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Σευῆ(ρος) Ἀλέξανδρος Αὔγ(ουστος)
Translation Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΝΙΚΟΜΗΔΕΩΝ ΔΙϹ ΝΕΩΚΟ
Edition Νικομηδέων δις νεωκό(ρων)
Translation of the Nicomedians, twice neocorate
Reverse design eagle standing left, looking back, spreading wings, on top of garlanded altar, around which serpent is coiled
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 20 mm
Average weight 4.39 g
Axis 7
Specimens 4 (0 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Hirsch 255, 14 Feb. 2008, lot 1921
2 2     ✸ H.I. coll.
3 3     London Ancient Coins
4 4     Savoca Coins Blue 240th Weekly Blue, 9 Nov. 2024, lot 315