RPC VI, 3383 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 3383 (temporary)
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Nicomedia
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Issue Group 1b
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΥ(Ρ) 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 ΝΙΚΟΜΗΔΕ(ΩΝ) ΔΙϹ ΝΕΩΚ(ΟΡ)(ΩΝ)
Edition Νικομηδέων δὶς νεωκόρων
Translation of the Nicomedians, twice neocorate
Reverse design Tyche standing facing head left, holding rudder and cornucopia
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 8.58 g
Axis 12
Specimens 6 (0 in the core collections)
Note The same type is found in a smaller denomination: https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/type/80607
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     CGT coll. Naville Numismatics 30, 2 Apr. 2017, lot 165)
1 1     Perazza M&G - Private coll.
2 2     Naville Numismatics 37, 28 Jan. 2018, lot 179
3 3     Florence Rec 310
3 3     CGT coll.
4 4     ✸ priv. coll. H.I., ex Savoca 198th Silver, 17 Feb. 2024, lot 171