RPC VI, 3386 (temporary)

 

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Coin type
Volume VI
Number 3386 (temporary)
Province Bithynia-Pontus
Region Bithynia
City Nicomedia
Reign Severus Alexander
Person (obv.) Severus Alexander (Augustus)
Issue Group 1b
Obverse inscription Μ ΑΥΡ ϹΕΥ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟϹ ΑΥΓ
Edition Μ(ᾶρκος) Αὐρ(ήλιος) Σευ(ῆρος) Ἀλέξανδρος Αὔγ(ουστος)
Translation Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Severus Alexander, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΔΙϹ ΝΕΩΚΟΡΩΝ ΝΙΚΟΜΗΔΕΩΝ
Edition δὶς νεωκόρων Νικομηδέων
Translation twice neocorate, of the Nicomedeans
Reverse design Athena standing facing, head left, holding patera and spear; at her feet, shield
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 25 mm
Average weight 9.17 g
Axis 6, 8
Reference Corsten 67
Specimens 4 (0 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Cologne Corsten 67
2 2     CGT coll. = Naville Numismatics 30, 2 Apr. 2017, lot 164
3 3     ✸ Private coll. (eBay)
4 4     Bucephalus Numismatic Black 23, 11–12 Aug. 2023, lot 308