RPC VI, 3393 (temporary)

 

Image of specimen #1

 

Coin type
Volume VI
Number 3393 (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 Apollo(?) nude seated on rock, left, holding syrinx(?) and staff around which a serpent is coiled
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 24 mm
Average weight 7.39 g
Axis 6
Reference Rec 318
Specimens 1 (1 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ B: 1899/500 Rec 318